Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Randy Boissonnault, whose shifting claims to Indigenous identity cost him his job as employment minister, told a House of Commons committee today that he is not Indigenous. Boissonnault was c...

HALIFAX - A group of unionized Nova Scotia jail guards marched in driving rain Thursday to draw attention to what they say are "crisis" working conditions. About 40 members of the Nova Scotia Governme...

OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking a third extension to a court-mandated deadline to pass legislation that grants citizenship to "lost Canadians," Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Thur...

EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says she is worried -- but not surprised -- the province voted this week to pass legislation she says will reduce public access to government ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not commit to holding a national inquiry on systemic racism in policing Thursday morning even as he acknowledged the pain of First Nations mothers who have h...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a ruling that found permitting random traffic stops leads to racial profiling. In October, Quebec's Co...

KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A town in central Prince Edward Island has decided not to proceed with a contentious pickleball plan that cost the community its mayor. The Town of Kensington announced Wednesday ...

OTTAWA - A surprise tactical move by the NDP forced a debate in the House of Commons on abortion access this morning sidelining a Conservative motion designed to use NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's own wor...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years. In October, the fe...

While many Canadians highly anticipate the federal government's upcoming GST holiday, experts say consumers need to make sure they're saving money on what they need most without falling for the allure...