Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Canada's former ambassador to the United States has been cleared of illegally lobbying federal government officials. Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Blanger says David MacNaughton did not violate...

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebecers are racist, after one of his MPs applauded controversial remarks on the subject by a University of Ott...

MONTREAL - A 29-year-old Montreal woman is dead after allegedly being assaulted by her partner over the weekend, police said Tuesday. The woman was transported to hospital in critical condition on Sat...

VANCOUVER - There was "nothing nefarious" about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's request that Canadian officials seize Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices, a lawyer for Canada's at...

WASHINGTON - Democrats said Tuesday that they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said "we have ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will release a highly anticipated budget in about four weeks, giving Canadians a detailed accounting of pandemic spending and how the Liberals plan to spend billions mo...

OTTAWA - China lashed out Tuesday against Canada and other western countries, saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own. The criticism was part of ...

OTTAWA - Health Canada is reassuring Canadians the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, even as it works to add a warning about blood clots and reacts to a new controversy over the compan...

VANCOUVER - A newly approved pilot project will allow electric kick scooters to legally cruise the streets and bike paths of six British Columbia municipalities. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming sa...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is developing a suite of new initiatives aimed at tackling inappropriate behaviour in the ranks, the military's acting commander revealed Tuesday, including a "playb...