Tag Archives: Politics

HALIFAX - A former university president who oversaw the report that led to a decade-long ban on fracking in Nova Scotia is questioning the government's claims that new natural-gas development will low...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff campaign against Canada - and the surge in patriotic zeal it inspired - have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. Nearly two-thirds of ed...

It's that time of the year again. While you're caught up in last-minute runs to the store and mapping out the family dinner menu for the holidays, an annual financial review is unlikely to cross your ...

WHITEHORSE - Bitter cold in the Yukon is straining the power grid and the territory's energy minister says it may get worse as demand peaks and temperature records fall. Environment Canada has issued ...

VICTORIA - It was a surreal moment on a day full of such moments. Trevor Halford walked into the main chamber of the British Columbia legislature on Dec. 3 as interim leader of his Conservative Party ...

HALIFAX - As Tim Houston stands in the Nova Scotia legislature, he looks around and begins to address the room. Houston says that when he was first elected premier, there was a freedom of information ...

TORONTO - Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year, with several changes to the alcohol marketplace set to take effect. The changes flow from Premier Doug Ford's plans to expand and m...

CALGARY - Chaz Smith has endured physical and verbal abuse, as well as countless hours in frigid temperatures helping the homeless, but it's a recent blow dealt by the City of Calgary that he's having...

WASHINGTON - A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key ...

OTTAWA - Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer. His whirlwind ascent from obscure...