Tag Archives: Politics

VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has proposed an overhaul of its lobbying rules that would require hundreds more people to register as lobbyists and would empower the provincial ethics chief...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...

EDMONTON - The man at the centre of a massive public data leak isn't co-operating with an investigation by Elections Alberta, says the agency. Chief electoral officer Gordon McClure said Tuesday that ...

TORONTO - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith cast doubt Tuesday on a potential leadership bid for the provincial Liberals, hours after filing a notice of appeal to that party challenging the result of a no...

MONTREAL - After just a year and a half at the helm of CGI Inc., Franois Boulanger is out. The board on Tuesday abruptly announced that president and chief operating officer Tim Hurlebaus would replac...

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada, though the government offered no confirmation of such an agreement Tue...

MONTRAL - Quebec's Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members accused of creating a toxic climate at a Montreal elementary school, in a scandal that led the provin...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday defended Toronto's bid to host a multinational defence bank, saying he did not believe in attacking rival campaigns by other Canadian cities. Ford made the comment...

TORONTO - Ontario is not effectively monitoring commercial truck driver training and licensing regimes, leading to many unqualified drivers on the roads, the province's auditor general found in a spec...