Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - The former head of Alberta Health Services says arguments by the province that she was fired for incompetence are not only false but also "vindictive and malicious." Athana Mentzelopoulos, ...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie...

REGINA - It was a day of jerseys, anthems and elbows up at the Saskatchewan legislature Thursday, with the Opposition NDP accusing Premier Scott Moe of going soft on a motion to condemn the U.S. trade...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that's be...

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal ...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government outlined major spending increases on capital projects and a mix of tax measures in its annual budget tabled Thursday. Here are some highlights: - Capital spending wi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americ...

HALIFAX - The federal government will join New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in spending a total of $650 million on protecting the Chignecto Isthmus, the narrow strip of flood-prone land that links the tw...

MONTREAL - Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, co-spokesperson of the left-wing Qubec solidaire party who rose to prominence during the 2012 student strike, is stepping down from the party's leadership team. Fight...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is responding to critics by amending key parts of its legislative agenda, including its bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers. Changes to the trade bill...