Tag Archives: Politics

ISLAMABAD (AP) - The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakista...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say suspending some taxes on fuel is a "responsible" way to tame prices at the pumps, while the Conservatives accuse the government of taking half-measures as the Iran wa...

VANCOUVER - Gender-based violence is costing British Columbia an estimated $1.12 billion each year, says a new report commissioned by the provincial YWCA. The report, titled The Cost of Inaction: Meas...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Liberals return to Parliament with majority after three byelection wins Liberal MPs will now have more clout ...

TERREBONNE - Tatiana Auguste is returning to the House of Commons after winning a hotly contested byelection for the Liberals in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne. The suburban riding near Montreal saw ...

OTTAWA - Former New Democrat Doly Begum completed her political transformation Monday night by securing another seat for her new party in the House of Commons in a byelection in the Toronto-area ridin...

TORONTO - Danielle Martin's first job after graduating from university was in the office of a member of provincial parliament who served as the Liberals' health critic under a Progressive Conservative...

VICTORIA - Paula Beardy said her grandson Sheldon Beardy was a good kid. He would have turned 28 on Monday. But his mother died last year, and after attending her memorial service in August, Sheldon a...

VANCOUVER - It was a once-dominant force in British Columbia politics, but for more than a year and a half the party formerly known as the BC Liberals has been dormant - at least in the public eye. No...

TORONTO - Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails over the next few decades, The Canadian Press has learned. The province's jails are bursting and have been significantly over capacity for ye...