Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will expand eligibility for the federal dental program to children and people with disabilities on June 27. Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech says childre...

HALIFAX - A disability rights advocate is raising questions about the Nova Scotia government's assertion Monday that it is making substantial progress in implementing a five-year plan to ensure people...

Two education professors at the University of New Brunswick say the premier's recent push against a sexual health presentation in high schools is at least partly motivated by political aims. Casey Bur...

OTTAWA - The chief justice of the Supreme Court sent a warning Monday about the risks elected officials run by reacting to decisions from the court without first having read the rulings themselves. Ri...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic left long-term care visitors with a "significant" increase in isolation, leading to concerns about residents' mental and physical h...

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations blasted all levels of government on Monday, the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women...

VICTORIA - Nine months ago, Elenore Sturko told BC Conservative Leader John Rustad on social media that he needed to "make an unequivocal apology" for calling homosexuality a "lifestyle" and having "d...

TORONTO - Ontario is looking to nearly double the number of publicly funded MRIs and CT scans offered through private clinics. Right now there are seven such clinics in the province that provide one o...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba politicians sat late into the night Monday to give final approval to more than 20 bills that covered topics ranging from criminal asset seizures to social assistance. Among the bil...

OTTAWA - As the Pride flag was raised over Parliament Hill Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned what he called "rising hate" against LGBTQ+ people in Canada, particularly transgende...