Tag Archives: Politics

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government indicated Friday it will meet with critics who say a planned grocery tax cut is unfair and excludes many businesses, but it did not promise any changes. "These savin...

OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a trade inquiry on global imports of frozen and canned vegetables. A statement from the Department of Finance says the government sought the inquiry in res...

EDMONTON - More than two dozen Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned newly proposed limits on medical assistance in dying in Alberta would cause needless suffering and put clin...

VICTORIA - A University of British Columbia political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan are appropriate, after the legislator was charged this week in relation to an a...

Quebec's public pension fund manager, the Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec, along with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are among the targets of a class-action lawsuit filed by employees of...

TORONTO - What do conservation authorities, a downtown Toronto parking lot and freedom-of-information requests have in common? On the face of it, nothing - but provincial legislative changes are comin...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - New U.S. House districts in Missouri backed by President Donald Trump can be used ahead of the midterm elections, despite the potential for a voter referendum on the new map...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's parliamentary secretary for constitutional affairs is encouraging Albertans to sign a petition that calls for a vote on separation from Canada. Jason Stephan, a Uni...

TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation's former CEO is at the top of the list of high-earning public servants for the year after he retired. Ken Hartwick retired at the end of 2024, a year in which he ear...

EDMONTON - An investigation has found Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally violated an election law in his official response to a recall petition targeting him, but he was spared any penalty. Nally acc...