Tag Archives: Politics

President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukr...

OTTAWA - Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the ...

ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberal government will present a federal budget in the fall, allowing time for clarity on some key economic and fiscal issues to emerge. Speaking to reporte...

MONTREAL - A village in Quebec's Far North has declared a state of emergency after a fire ravaged two homes in the community, which is already struggling with a months-long water shortage. The municip...

IQALUIT - Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of Nunavut over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada's website Friday...

OTTAWA - At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect of being defunded by a Conservative government. But after the political winds shifted in favour of Mark Carney's Liberals, ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province's front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in m...

TORONTO - Ontario is increasing funding for its autism program to $779 million this year, the government announced in this week's budget, but advocates say it's not yet clear exactly where that money ...

ST. JOHN'S - A long weekend looms with no decision yet in a federal election vote recount in the central Newfoundland riding of Terra Nova-The Peninsulas. The judicial recount began Monday in Marystow...

CALGARY - The mayor of Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta says the Alberta Energy Regulator's approval of a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is l...