Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Israeli customs data suggests lethal Canadian arms are still being exported regularly to Israel, despite Ottawa's claim that it has halted such shipments. "Canadian military products are deep...

VICTORIA - British Columbia will need almost 16,000 new long-term care beds by 2036 with an estimated price of $16 billion in capital costs to meet the demands of an aging society, the province's seni...

FREDERICTON - Experts on government transparency are hoping a review of New Brunswick's right-to-information law - ranked as one of the worst in Canada - makes it easier for the public to access docum...

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief electoral officer is rebuffing calls from Premier Danielle Smith and her justice minister to reverse course and sign off on a proposed referendum question on separation. On ...

HALIFAX - Four areas off Nova Scotia's coast have been designated for offshore wind development, as the province looks to become a key player in supplying Canada's future energy needs. The announcemen...

Business leaders and academics say they hope to see Canada and the U.S. maintain free trade protections for most goods once an agreement is reached, even if the negotiations can't stave off certain se...

TORONTO - Ontario has opened up applications for a $260-million round of funding to train workers. Labour Minister David Piccini says the funds can be used for innovative projects in health care, manu...

CAMROSE - Ten candidates vying to represent Battle River-Crowfoot in the House of Commons are to debate tonight in the riding's largest municipality. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's press secre...

OTTAWA - Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those def...

EDMONTON - It was 10 years ago this month that Edmonton city staff returned a national traffic safety award when the councillors of the day voted to rip up a trio of bike lanes that played a small rol...