Tag Archives: Politics

LETHBRIDGE - Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently approved application for a petition drive to stop new coal mining on the eastern slopes of t...

CALGARY - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as it works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal. The two jointly announced an extension on the ...

The union for Alberta's teachers says it has filed an unfair bargaining complaint against the province, accusing it of making "bait-and-switch" claims about hiring new teachers during a recent labour ...

HALIFAX - The group behind a plan to build a coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia says the government of France intends to work with them on a strategy to bring two killer whales to the pr...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is forecast to see its federal equalization payments jump by $355 million, or 7.5 per cent, in the next fiscal year as it continues to try to balance the provincial ...

The Canada Border Services Agency says 15 foreigners facing extortion charges have applied for refugee status in Canada. The statement neither reveals the nationalities of the individuals nor details ...

EDMONTON - Alberta election officials are getting an extra $6.7 million to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members. A legislative committee unanimously signed off on...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will purchase six Global 6500 jets to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's remaining Challenger aircraft, which are used to shuttle around VIPs like the prime...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Bloyce Thompson has been sworn in as the 35th premier of Prince Edward Island. In a statement Friday, the new premier said serving Islanders in this way is an extraordinary honour. "Ou...

TORONTO - A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario's largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister. The supervisor of the...