Tag Archives: Politics

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Backers of former President Donald Trump are launching a second effort to recall Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office after the first attempt appears to hav...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Qubcois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's making good on its promise to offer seniors a 25 per cent discount for registry services. It says the move is expected to benefit more than 725,000 Albertan...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminato...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress retu...

EDMONTON - Ottawa must make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Mtis Nation of Alberta, says a Federal Court ruling. The ruling, released Thursday, says the deal is too broad in its d...

FREDERICTON - The longest-serving member of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives says he won't be running in the upcoming election. Trevor Holder is the 10th Tory who has publicly broken ranks ...

TORONTO - Ontario's minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour. The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour. L...

TORONTO - The five top paid public employees in Ontario are all at Ontario Power Generation, with the CEO earning $1.9 million last year. A list of public sector workers who were paid more than $100,0...

HALIFAX - The federal government is imposing a 35 per cent cut on international study permits in Nova Scotia, curbing the growth the province's universities and colleges have seen as a result of soari...