Tag Archives: Politics

VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate says the increasing unmet demand for home support services is likely to blame for a ballooning wait-list to get a bed in long-term care, with the problem...

EDMONTON - Critics are asking why the Alberta government's proposed regulations on renewable power seem to have ignored the conclusions of its own utilities regulator. "How did they end up creating th...

WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions. Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 ...

OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative member of Parliament Ed Fast says he will retire from politics as of the next federal election. Fast, who represents a riding in Abbotsford, B.C., has been an MP for mor...

HALIFAX - It is still unclear whether a Cape Breton coal mine, closed eight months ago because of rockfalls, will reopen after receiving permission from the province this week to resume year-round pro...

OTTAWA - Canada has reduced the number of diplomats at its embassy in Haiti to less than half its normal cadre, citing an increasingly unpredictable security situation in the Caribbean country. "The s...

Gov. Jim Pillen said Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts' sudden decision to take the same job at Texas A&M was disappointing, and he implored the university's board of regents Thursday to act...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Police Review Board has concluded the conduct of Halifax officers in a controversial 2018 sexual assault case doesn't warrant any broad changes in how the police force operat...

The presidential primary contests may be over, but there are plenty of consequential downballot elections still to come. Voters across the country will vote on next Tuesday night on combatting homeles...

Taxes may well be a certainty of life, but they can morph and multiply by the year, including some big changes this filing season. Here are the new rules you should know about: Deducting home office e...