Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - The Ontario government tabled a budget Tuesday that forecast a ballooning deficit, investments in the home and community care sector, and support for a first-of-its-kind medical school. Here...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's pick to be his running mate in his independent bid for president, brings youth and considerable wealth to Kennedy's long-shot campaign b...

OTTAWA - Four Canadian men detained in Syria are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to reconsider pleas for a hearing that could open the door to their freedom. In November, the top court declined to ...

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial...

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up to pause collection while he appeals a $454 million-plus judgm...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will erect prefabricated homes at sites near two hospitals in the province as part of a $45-million program to address housing shortages for health-care workers. H...

MONCTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick and federal governments have signed two agreements worth $430 million to fund the province's health and long-term care systems. With New Brunswick's signature, Quebec...

VANCOUVER - Small drug seizures in Vancouver dropped at a "dramatic" rate after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia, the city's police department says. Insp. Phil Heard, who oversee...

OTTAWA - Dozens of Canadian economists issued an ardent defence of Canada's price on pollution Tuesday, as the government faces increased pressure from the Conservatives and provincial premiers to can...

OTTAWA - When Sarah Morin hears the phrase "axe the tax," what enters her mind is "freedom." The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressure...