Tag Archives: Politics

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, channeling voter frustration over the high cost of living and overcoming revelations about his past t...

Republican-turned-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley and former Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan advanced to the November election Tuesday in a Northern California congressional district while a progressiv...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The race for California governor this fall will be a battle between a Democrat promising to cement the state's status as a stronghold of liberal policies and a Republican ple...

EDMONTON - Alberta's contentious debate over redrawing its election boundaries took another fractious turn Tuesday. Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservatives picked lobbyist and former Conservativ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is extending an amnesty for owners of banned firearms while a legal battle plays out at the Supreme Court of Canada. Over the last six years, Ottawa has outlawed about ...

OTTAWA - The co-founder of Ottawa's independent net-zero advisory body says she has been "disappointed" by Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment to climate action to date. Catherine Abreu was speaki...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is now open to shortening the time electronic service providers would be required to retain digital metadata under a proposed bill intended ...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has called on the federal government to prohibit children under 16 from using social media. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that her office rel...

OTTAWA - Artificial intelligence is proving to be both promising and problematic for Canadian courtrooms, Chief Justice Richard Wagner said Tuesday. Distinguishing fact from fiction has become more di...

QUBEC - The Parti Qubcois threatened on Tuesday to withdraw Quebec from the federal government's proposed high-speed rail network if the party wins the October provincial election, drawing widespread ...