Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees says workers are set to strike on Friday if a deal is not reached with the federal government by then. The Publi...

Experts say Canada's trade relationship with the European Union isn't necessarily in jeopardy, but there could be some knock-on effects after far-right parties made major election gains over the weeke...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal has launched an investigation and suspended an employee after fire prevention officers ordered a number of restaurants to shut their packed outdoor seating areas at din...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's taking an optimistic approach after Europeans made a lurch to the far-right in continental elections that could impact Canada's trade and climate polic...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid down a tax gauntlet for her Conservative opponents Monday, with a stand-alone motion making promised changes to capital gains taxes which will force th...

CALGARY - A Calgary energy company has been ordered to abandon close to 1,000 wells, pipelines and other facilities over concerns about care and maintenance of the sites. But questions remain about wh...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's human rights watchdog says it is "deeply concerned" about increasing levels of hate toward the LGBTQ+ community in the province and across the country. In a news release today,...

OTTAWA - Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they're set to be pa...

EDMONTON - Shannon Phillips, a member of the Alberta's Opposition NDP and a former environment minister, is quitting public life, citing toxic politics and police surveillance. "The coarsening of poli...

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties say a public inquiry into foreign interference must address findings that some MPs "wittingly" participated in meddling. The House of Commons is set to vote on a Bl...