Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - International students are being offered a new work permit by the federal government in a bid to convince more to settle here permanently. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says former stu...

CRANSTON, R.I. - A longtime political reporter in Rhode Island who won numerous awards over a 40-year career has died at 66. Bill Rappleye died Thursday, reports WJAR-TV, the television station where ...

WASHINGTON - Defence leaders are reviewing restrictions on the use of force by National Guard members and could allow troops to carry batons or guns in Washington, D.C., as they brace for more protest...

ATLANTA - Democratic control of the U.S. Senate came one step closer to fruition Friday after Georgia Republican David Perdue conceded his runoff loss to Democrat Jon Ossoff. A day earlier, the GOP's ...

WASHINGTON - Momentum built among Democrats on Saturday for a fresh and fast push to impeach President Donald Trump, even as the House speaker accused his backers who violently invaded the Capitol of ...

OTTAWA - All but five of Canada's 93 senators say they have not travelled outside the country in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-eight senators say they've been following public health guid...

OTTAWA - Canadians and their elected leaders have a shared responsibility to protect and defend the principles of democracy, which need constant tending to remain strong, Justin Trudeau said Friday. I...

WASHINGTON - With COVID-19 surging and vaccinations off to a slow start, President-elect Joe Biden will rapidly release most available vaccine doses to protect more people, his office said Friday, a r...

Canada's first case of a new, more infectious variant of COVID-19 that surfaced in South Africa was found in Alberta on Friday, the same day two Atlantic provinces tightened their boundaries and Ontar...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Aftershocks shuddered through America's political and cultural bedrock again Friday as shaken lawmakers forged ahead with plans to make Donald Trump the first U.S. president to be i...