Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will gather scores of deep-pocketed investors in Toronto next week in a bid to fix Canada's "Achilles heel" - a persistent lack of business investment dragging down...

MONTREAL - Quebec political leaders are entering their 17th day on the campaign trail today with their first debate approaching on Tuesday. Sovereignty made headlines on Friday as Parti Qubcois Leader...

BOISSEVAIN - Hundreds gathered Friday on a remote stretch of the Prairies to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a ceremony that also affirmed close bonds between Canada and the United States. Amon...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says new legislation will expand protections for people affected by intimate images created or altered by AI without their consent. The government introduced the n...

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out more money for amateur sports organizations and will host a national "playground to podium" summit for stakeholders this fall. Secretary of state for spo...

VICTORIA - The newest member of a still-unnamed party acknowledged she and five other former provincial Conservative legislators are in for the "long-haul" if they want to throw out British Columbia's...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is launching a new budget consultation process inviting the public to build and submit their own plans for the province's finances. Houston's plan would allow...

OTTAWA - The immigration minister has quietly ended a policy that helped some refugees sponsor their children or partners for permanent residency, while offering refugee advocates no explanation for t...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a man is entitled to a reduction in his sentence for sexual assault because the post-verdict sentencing phase of the case took too long. But the top court als...

BANFF - Conversations between Canadian and American officials have not stopped, even if no formal trade talks are currently scheduled, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Friday. LeBlanc w...