Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is putting nearly $200 million in new money toward supporting low-income renters and shelters. Ottawa is pouring an additional $...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election, sharply rejecting the former president...

OTTAWA - The woman who accuses Haydn Edmundson of raping her on a navy ship in 1991 was back on the stand during his trial Tuesday, where Edmundson's defence lawyer tried to find inconsistencies in he...

Since most Americans last voted for Congress, thousands of people have been added to certain voting districts - and subtracted from others - under new political maps enacted following court rulings. T...

TORONTO - The board of directors at the Ontario Securities Commission has extended Grant Vingoe's term as chief executive officer for five years. Vingoe was both chair and CEO of the OSC before the ro...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Extreme partisanship combined with a complicated and highly decentralized voting system have led to a loss of faith in election results among some in the U.S., according to a biparti...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to allow people 21 and older to consume psychedelic mushrooms under professional supervision as part of...

TORONTO - An Ontario court is set to hear a constitutional challenge to a panhandling law that advocates say is grossly disproportionate and infringes the rights of some of the most vulnerable members...

OTTAWA - Thirteen years ago, in the throes of a major political loss and personal crisis, Mark Holland experienced the darkest period of his life. Since his return to federal politics, he's been candi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority - for now - after a few GO...