Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - The Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity. The announcement Wednesday from Treasur...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it's reviewing the case of a boy who was hit by machine belt as part of school discipline known as the "strap." Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the re...

MONTREAL - Quebec psychiatrists are urging the province's next government to appoint a dedicated mental health minister, pointing to a growing crisis that requires leadership extending beyond the heal...

Some vintners in Ontario's popular winemaking area were in cleanup mode on Wednesday, days after major rainfalls swept through the Niagara Region and caused severe flooding. Parts of Zabek Vineyards i...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that Canada's support for the International Criminal Court is "unequivocal" but he stopped short of criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctio...

TORONTO - Ontario voters in three ridings are set to head to the polls Sept. 3 in a group of byelections that could include some tight races. Premier Doug Ford called byelections Wednesday in Scarboro...

MONTREAL - A spokesperson for the Canadian Armed Forces says a grenade found at a Quebec campground on Tuesday was inert and did not contain explosives. Abygail Bourgault-Lvesque says the grenade was ...

OTTAWA - Canada's first foreign influence transparency commissioner says the new registry his office manages will help "build resilience" against foreign meddling in Canada's democracy. Anton Boegman ...

DETROIT (AP) - Abdul El-Sayed, an insurgent former public health official who harnessed Democratic frustration with the party establishment, narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's U.S. Sen...

OTTAWA - The federal Green Party says it has two approved candidates for the party leadership and the winner will be announced on Nov. 14. Former Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice, who is throwing his ...