Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climat...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told critics of a law restricting health care for transgender youth Wednesday they need to read up on puberty, while Alberta doctors say she's being condescen...

CALGARY - Rachel Herbert says her little brother was a rock star among soldiers. "He had all of those qualities that you look for in a brother," she said. "My little, loving, fun brother." Cpl. Nathan...

OTTAWA - Prime Minster Mark Carney is heading to the United Kingdom this week to discuss trade ties and other geopolitical issues with world leaders. The Prime Minister's Office says Carney will be in...

VICTORIA - Little more than five years ago, Emily Lowan ran and won a spot on the student council at the University of Victoria. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old climate activist celebrated her election ...

TORONTO - Medical supply shortages last fall for palliative and home care patients were triggered by one vendor, but a lack of planning and oversight at a government agency contributed, Ontario's pati...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it has yet to receive an interim report on the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but that it should be finished in the coming day...

BURNABY - Some of British Columbia's most lucrative liquor stores were behind picket lines on Wednesday as the union for public service workers tries to pressure the government to go back to the barga...

OTTAWA - India's new high commissioner to Canada officially started his job on Wednesday at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, following a series of high-level visits by Canadian officials. "We're g...

OTTAWA - "Stupefying," "shocking" and "unsustainable" - those were just some of the words Ottawa's fiscal watchdog used Thursday to describe his scathing forecast for federal finances ahead of a long-...