Tag Archives: Politics

WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba cabinet minister Jeff Wharton said Monday he thought he was following the rules when he pushed for a silica sand mine to be approved after his party was defeated in an elect...

Highlighted by an Ivy League title and a divisional crown at the national college playdowns, Canada's Ocean Ma enjoyed a memorable first season on Harvard's squash team. She hopes to build on that in ...

EDMONTON - Alberta is bringing in new rules this fall to ensure only "age-appropriate" books are available in school libraries. Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Monday the move was spurred...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in his first question period on Wednesday - but will not carry on a tradition started by his predecessor. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau made i...

TORONTO - Road, rail and mine blockades could be on the horizon, First Nations leaders said Monday, as they ratchet up pressure on the Ontario government to kill a proposed bill that seeks to speed up...

Quebec Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia was elected Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday - after an unusually dramatic race that saw the only Conservative contenders drop out of the running at the...

OTTAWA - Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized. The NDP was reduced to j...

OTTAWA - King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Ottawa today to begin their first visit to Canada since the King's coronation two years ago. Parliament also opened today and MPs voted to elect...

TORONTO - A new report says nearly two-thirds Canadian businesses want the government to work to reduce the barriers to internal trade in an effort to improve productivity. The poll by KPMG in Canada ...

HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief - especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled....