Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Chris Alexander, a former Conservative cabinet minister and ambassador who once made headlines for Ottawa's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis, is entering the race to become Toronto's ne...

ST. MARY'S - The first load of rotting, reeking fish sauce was trucked away from an abandoned factory in St. Mary's, N.L., on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the end of a decades-long fight. Steve R...

OTTAWA - A Canadian facing espionage charges in Belgium will remain in custody for the time being. Following a closed-door hearing Tuesday, the Belgian federal prosecutor's office said the suspect wou...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he helped a cabinet minister write her statement denouncing plans for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas plant neighbouring her riding, despite his govern...

TORONTO - Ottawa gave in to the demands of a "fringe group" when it rejected a pitch to expand Toronto's island airport, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said Tuesday. He said the pro...

Councillors in a rural municipality bordering Calgary have voted to pause new data centre proposals while the local government works to pin down the rules that would apply to such developments. "This ...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says the province's first supervised drug consumption site is set to fully open on Aug. 11. It says its partners at Aboriginal Health and Wellness are training staff...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington this week after United States President Donald Trump threatened to slap new tariffs on an array of Canadian goods...

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada won't disclose how much participating in the Eurovision song contest could cost, while a government document notes the tab for the international cultural event has hit $1.5 m...

HALIFAX - The organization that has trained and advocated on behalf of Nova Scotia foster parents for five decades says the provincial government plans to cut all its funding next year. The Federation...