Tag Archives: Politics

GATINEAU, Que. - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal g...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A warrant for charges that a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia violated a protective order was withdrawn Monday - a day before he faces a contested primary - becaus...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is stepping in to stop Calgary residents from being forced to pay hefty surcharges on their power bills. Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf introduced a bill Monday th...

NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the...

NEW YORK (AP) - They watched from the courtroom or via closed-circuit television in an overflow room - roughly 140 reporters, most with laptops or other silenced electronic devices, serving up news at...

COQUITLAM, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say Monday whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in place if he becomes prime...

VANCOUVER - The head of a B.C. cannabis growers group says the City of Vancouver's choice to discourage instead of sanction a marijuana celebration over the weekend was a costly "missed opportunity." ...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is funding mental health support for first responders, following the recent death of a Winnipeg firefighter. The province is committing to pay for three counsellors ...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference is asking the court to quash the indictment over a jurisdictional issue. Lawyers for William Majcher con...

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman is asking Canadian authorities to help locate her father's body in Cuba after a devastating mix-up that saw her family receive a stranger's remains instead. Funeral se...