Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government says it will bring in the new budget on Feb. 26 and is warning it will be a tough one. Finance Minister Nate Horner says declining oil prices and...

Federal lawmakers must close "corrosive" loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia, including one that allows suspects to apply for refugee status, as the "p...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it's the first province in Canada to slash the minimum down payment buyers are required to save in order to purchase their first home. Housing Minister John W...

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's new government is ending talks with Ottawa about a proposed national marine conservation area. The Progressive Conservatives say a conservation area along Newf...

MONTREAL - Glencore Canada says it has suspended its $300 million investment tied to emissions reductions at its Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The decision announced today raises questions abou...

OTTAWA - A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of the tech industry in order to work, online safety advocate Carol Todd told members of Parliament Tuesday. "If we're g...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an int...

HALIFAX - Less than a year after it was established, Nova Scotia's new emergency corps of volunteers known as the Nova Scotia Guard already has more than 2,600 members and some tough assignments under...

The resignation of longtime MP Bill Blair has triggered a potential round of political musical chairs, as the federal Liberals poach a provincial NDP representative to run for his seat and a Liberal M...

OTTAWA - Executives in the core federal public service received $146.3 million in performance pay last year. Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned performanc...