Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Ottawa gave in to the demands of a "fringe group" when it rejected a pitch to expand Toronto's island airport, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Tuesday. He said the pro...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says the province's first supervised drug consumption site is set to fully open on Aug. 11. It says its partners at Aboriginal Health and Wellness are training staff...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods...

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 m...

HALIFAX - The organization that has trained and advocated on behalf of Nova Scotia foster parents for five decades says the provincial government plans to cut all its funding next year. The Federation...

CALGARY - Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out of pocket for diagnostic screening tests, including an MRI and an ultrasound, and without a doctor's referral. The new change can help tho...

OTTAWA - The United Nations official left to oversee not just children's welfare but also water and sanitation in the Gaza Strip is praising Canada's support for Palestinians - but warns that some of ...

CALGARY - Calgary's Olympic Oval is getting an upgrade. The federal and provincial governments are equally splitting a $52-million contribution to the renewal of the speedskating facility built for th...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree committed Monday "to get to the bottom" of the arrest of a Canadian in Europe on spying charges. The Belgian federal prosecutor's office said Saturd...

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wants the city's islands' land back. The mayor said Monday the Ontario government should return lands it recently expropriated through new legislation, which was pa...