Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The group that represents residential builders in Canada wants Ottawa to offer a 30-year amortization period for insured mortgages on new homes. The Canadian Home Builders' Association says e...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking MPs to support more funding for Global Affairs Canada, despite the Liberals undertaking cutbacks across the government. Joly said earlier this w...

OTTAWA - The family of three Canadian men says they were taken from their home in the Gaza Strip during an overnight raid by Israeli forces, as Ottawa confirms it is aware of reports that citizens hav...

OTTAWA - The sexual assault trial of former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson took a dramatic turn Thursday after the testimony of a key Crown witness fell apart under withering cross-examination. The witn...

Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe is denouncing the burning of a local author's book by a prospective U.S. Republican lawmaker. A video posted Tuesday by a Republican candidate for secretary of ...

Fresh from the announcement that he won't be running as an MLA in this fall's provincial election, Gord Wyant says he thinks he has what it takes to lead Saskatoon as mayor. Wyant, the MLA for Saskato...

Alberta will field more firefighters, more volunteers and more high-tech gear as it braces for what it expects will be another busy wildfire season, the province's forestry minister said Thursday. And...

MONTREAL - A major Canadian tobacco company says it is "extremely disappointed" by British Columbia's decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters. Premier David Eb...

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Top Biden administration officials met Thursday with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in decidi...

EDMONTON - A two-term legislature member from Edmonton has joined the Alberta NDP leadership race. Rakhi Pancholi, who made the announcement early Thursday in a video on social media, said her campaig...