Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - After more than seven years in power, Quebec Premier Franois Legault announced on Jan. 15 that he would step down after the Coalition Avenir Qubec chooses his replacement. The upcoming lead...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has said its crackdown on illegal cannabis shops was motivated in part by a desire to rein in human trafficking and ensure cannabis sold in the province is not con...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mark Carney is not "grateful" after the prime minister warned an international audience that the world has entered a dangerous new age of g...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Quebec City on Thursday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet to prepare for Parliament's return next week. The cabinet retreat begins the ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to launch its new national artificial intelligence strategy soon - but critics say it hasn't done enough to listen to Canadians and pollsters are warning that a ...

DAVOS - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu called Wednesday for expanded trade with India as the two countries prepare to start trade negotiations. Sidhu said India is "destined to be the thi...

OTTAWA - The national intelligence watchdog says Canada's cyberspy agency violated a law that forbids it from focusing on Canadians when it analyzed information from an electronic device. The National...

OTTAWA - Canada's integrity watchdog has issued an urgent funding request to the federal government warning the "whistle-blowing regime" is at risk. Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada Harr...

DAVOS - Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived back in Ottawa after a nine-day trip around the world - a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. C...

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will deliver results for the forestry industry in British Columbia, but also acknowledges that it will take "t...