Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - A day after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he supports Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow amid her bid for re-election, his office says it was not an endorsement. Ford and Chow were at a joint press ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's ...

OTTAWA - Canadian and European Union leaders say their proposed alliance could deliver long-term benefits to both sides, along with some more immediate advantages. Here's a look at what non-EU countri...

MONTREAL - The discovery of a one-year-old child at a homeless encampment in Montreal has put the city's worsening housing crisis in the spotlight of Quebec's provincial election campaign. Montreal po...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has adopted a new time-zone code to coincide with its decision to remain permanently with year-round daylight time. The Ministry of Citizens' Services says in a statement t...

QUBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec leader Christine Frchette is rejecting suggestions that an IT project in the health-care system will cost a billion dollars. Radio-Canada published a report earlier this...

OTTAWA - The European Union is a complex assembly of countries that is taking on an increasingly important role for the world and for Canadian interests. Here's a look at what the EU is and how it wor...

CALGARY - Premier Danielle Smith and her government expect next month's separation referendum to be the last word on the subject - but those fighting for an independent Alberta say no matter the outco...

EDMONTON - Elections Alberta said Thursday it has now seen more than 500,000 requests for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum. The agency is expecting a record voter turnout, and the number of ...

GATINEAU - The Royal Canadian Air Force welcomed on Thursday the first two of its new trainer aircraft, the CT-157 Siskin II - the same planes that will replace the old Tutor jets flown by the Snowbir...