Tag Archives: Politics

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is exempting a utility company that plans to expand its liquefied natural gas plant in Metro Vancouver, allowing the $2-billion investment to move ahead. Ene...

OTTAWA - The governments of Canada and the United Arab Emirates say they have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told a press conference in T...

OTTAWA - Elmer MacKay, a Nova Scotia politician who spent more than two decades representing the Central Nova district in the federal government, has died at age 89. Peter MacKay, one of his five chil...

TORONTO - The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party's 2028 presidential nominating schedule, most likely cementing a dramatic break from decades of traditi...

OTTAWA - Public servants have just hours left to apply for the federal government's early retirement program. The deadline lands at 2:59 a.m. ET and the Treasury Board website says more than 9,100 app...

A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open Monday, with a Canada-only celebration today marking the end of a project mired by lengthy delays and political tension. The...

MONTREAL - The leader of the Bloc Qubcois, Yves-Franois Blanchet, has regained control of his personal account on the social media platform X, which had been hacked. Earlier this week, two posts promo...

VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says voters in the province face a choice between the "worst government in B.C. history" and an opposition headed by an unelectable leader. "Sh...

OTTAWA - Critics are accusing Ottawa of prioritizing trade over human rights by signing a free trade deal with Ecuador. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and Ecuador's minister of production...