Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...

Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...

LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old longtime Re...

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous Servi...

The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units across the country has reached a near record as the spread of more contagious variants drives up hospitalizations, prompting Ontario officials t...

OTTAWA - An advisory committee is calling on the Canada Revenue Agency to promote access to the disability tax credit in Indigenous communities. The CRA's disability advisory committee, which includes...

FORT WORTH, Texas - Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed deadlines. The ...

Organizing a royal tour is a demanding task to begin with, but when it involved Prince Philip, his Canadian coordinators knew to expect the unexpected. Philip might eschew a motorcade and insist on wa...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years Thursday as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-fill...