Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Minor heart surgery forced former prime minister Jean Chrtien to miss today's throne speech delivered by King Charles in the Senate. Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political adviser to Chrti...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he told Canada it would cost $61 billion to join his "Golden Dome" plan for a missile defence shield while returning to his "51st state" rhet...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says her office has been "re-energized" to push the provincial government to act upon dozens of recommendations to improve human rights made in...

CALGARY - The chief executive of WestJet Group says the federal government should not treat air travel as a luxury in a country as vast as Canada and reducing costs to the industry would help foster n...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he's planning to pardon TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, famous for "Chrisley Knows Best," a reality show that followed their tight-kni...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's longest-serving ombudsperson has announced he will retire from his role in early 2026. Jay Chalke has been in the role for a decade and oversaw the implementation of new ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state's top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down la...

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, announced Tuesday t...

ST. JOHN'S - A new report explains how a judge dealt with an "unprecedented" number of disputed ballots during a federal election recount in a rural Newfoundland riding recently won by the Conservativ...

A new report says the annual levy charged to Alberta oil companies to fund the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells remains too low to clear the backlog or keep up with the rate of surrendering. The ...