Tag Archives: Politics

MONTRAL - Stphane Dion, the former leader of the federal Liberals and most recently Canada's ambassador to France, has been named the first "diplomat in residence" at Universit de Montral, where he ta...

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.14 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the...

OTTAWA - All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change the status rules in the Indian Act to end the "second-generation cutoff." But the Liberals say that while...

MUMBAI - Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in India on Friday to start a four-day visit hoping to continue the reset of the trade and diplomatic relationship he started last spring with Prime Minister...

WASHINGTON (AP) - American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians, according to new Gallup polling, after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis. Tha...

CALGARY - Finance Minister Nate Horner says a provincial sales tax is not in the cards as Alberta wrestles with a massive $9.4-billion budget deficit this year, with buckets of red ink expected in the...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to India meant to reset bilateral relations after two years of extreme tensions. Canada and India halted trade talks and pulled their diplomats after Canada ...

For Denis Cote, one of the worst parts of the Persian Gulf War was entering the conflict zone not knowing what to expect as sirens blared in the dead of night, warning of a missile attack. "We didn't ...

A Canadian arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Texas has been stuck in a detention facility since November, enduring cold and crowded conditions, poor food and water, and long de...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's election commissioner says the Progressive Conservatives didn't follow provincial laws when they campaigned at the legislature building ahead of the 2023 provincial election. A f...