Tag Archives: Politics

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An application submitted by a man accused of sexual assault to provide Newfoundland and Labrador's first ride-hailing operation was approved in just one day, according to emails obt...

TORONTO - An eastern Ontario city beleaguered by opioids must come up with a business plan if it wants $2 million to fund a health and social services hub, Premier Doug Ford's government said Wednesda...

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don't have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets after a church deacon died in August after initiall...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from "forever chemicals" and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee b...

HALIFAX - Outdoor fridges and pantries, often painted in bright, inviting colours, are popping up across Atlantic Canada, and the people regularly stocking them say demand is growing. Community fridge...

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling fede...

OTTAWA - The flow of humanitarian aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza is at its lowest ebb since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Canada's international development minister said following a visi...

VICTORIA - The federal government says the final offshore oil and gas permits for Canada's West Coast have been relinquished. A news release from the office of Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jo...

OTTAWA - A federal government unit tasked with keeping war criminals out of Canada has not published a report on its activities in more than eight years, and its budget hasn't been adjusted in more th...