Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - One of the federal Liberals' flagship affordability measures will start landing in the bank accounts of eligible Canadians today. First announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney in January, top...

BOWEN ISLAND - A former RCMP officer in British Columbia has been charged with sharing sensitive information. Michael Scoretz is facing 13 charges, including seven counts of breach of trust, after wor...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House passed legislation Thursday that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy, overriding objections from Republican leaders who warned the bill would...

LANGFORD - The days of chopping down a tree and paying stumpage fees are on the way out for the timber industry, Canada's forest ministers have heard, with the hope of a revival pinned on a new task f...

OTTAWA - Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat has won a round in his long-running legal battle to remain in Canada. In a ruling issued Thursday, Federal Court Justice John Norris says a 2018 government decisi...

EDMONTON - Mayors of Canada's big cities say fixing homelessness should be considered a nation-building project by Ottawa, just as major infrastructure and energy ventures are. "To be clear, these inv...

OTTAWA - Documents show the Canadian Heritage department was aware of internal strife at the Indigenous languages office for months before it launched a financial audit of the organization. Half a doz...

OTTAWA - The federal government is pumping the brakes on its proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed, and says it won't table legislation on the changes until the fall. Last month Ottawa r...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would force people seeking training in fields such as machining, cabinet making and professional cooking to study in French. The legislation...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's new artificial intelligence strategy Thursday and the document drew swift reactions from many different corners. Here is what the prime minister, ...