Tag Archives: Politics

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal government wants to make it easier to move alcohol across provincial boundaries. The province on Wednesday introduced amendments to the Liquor Control Act that wo...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal government is providing about $20 million in funding to support British Columbia's forestry sector, part of Ottawa's effort to bolster the economy amid the Canada-U. S. tr...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford named a new cabinet Wednesday with many familiar faces to tackle the challenges that a trade war with the United States will bring, though he did shuffle his housin...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Wednesday that China has executed four Canadians in recent months. The minister said all four were "dual citizens" and were all "facing charges linke...

MONTREAL - Quebec is taking some halting steps toward scrapping interprovincial trade barriers with measures that will reduce red tape for funeral directors, real estate brokers and racehorse owners. ...

CALGARY - Canola farmers on the Prairies are bracing for impact as China prepares to impose hefty tariffs on the industry. China is expected to enact a 100 per cent levy on Canadian canola oil and mea...

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and NDP won't say how or if they're vetting their candidates' claims to Indigenous identity - even though both parties went after a Liberal MP last year over his shi...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but who don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time, a change welcomed by an industry that says no...

OTTAWA - With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now...

TORONTO - A book that examines decisions made within the Kremlin in its quest to become a global superpower has won a top Canadian prize for international affairs writing. Cold War expert Sergey Radch...