Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until J...

OTTAWA - A United Nations agency is launching an investigation into Belarus's arrest of a dissident journalist after his flight was diverted on dubious pretences last Sunday. The governing body of the...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is pouring cold water on the economic fires from the government's latest spending plan, saying that an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amoun...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a challenge of the former Alberta government's decision to call an election in 2015. A general election was held in Alberta in 2012 and based on the pro...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque. The examination of Alexandre Bissonnette's case is expect...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at a robust annual rate of 6.4% in the first three months of this year, unchanged from the government's initial estimate. The recovery from last year's deep rec...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and e...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A permanent resident of the United States wanted by China was freed by Dubai on Thursday after spending weeks in detention, and boarded a flight to Turkey. Beijing h...

OTTAWA - A landmark legal battle over the independence of judges responsible for overseeing military courts martial has gone meta with new questions over the autonomy of a judge hearing the case. The ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 27, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 301,113 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,938,7...