Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - The streets of downtown Montreal turned green like clockwork on Sunday as its annual St. Patrick's Day parade celebrated its 200th anniversary with the country's new prime minister present....

MONTREAL - Luc Rabouin has been elected leader of Projet Montral, the governing party at city hall, and will succeed Valrie Plante and run for mayor in municipal elections in November. Rabouin, the ma...

OTTAWA - Economists are expecting the annual rate of inflation accelerated in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to an end mid-month. Statistics Canada is set to release Feb...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry says the death toll from U.S. strikes on Yemen has climbed to 31, including women and children. Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for th...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a strug...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost o...

EDMONTON - Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she isn't fazed by the new prime minister's move to kill the consumer carbon levy. On Friday - moments after ne...

A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear their head of state defend them against U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated pitches to annex...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot fro...

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy new fees on U.S. commercial trucks heading to Alaska, despite political thr...