Tag Archives: Politics

VICTORIA - The B.C. New Democrat government has survived a confidence vote over its changes to the Mental Health Act that reduce the legal exposure of health care workers who deliver involuntary care ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to think twice about charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes. Justice Minister Mi...

VICTORIA - Rules are being tightened for British Columbia's overdose-prevention safer supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold o...

OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and...

WINNIPEG - Some Manitoba parents whose children have Type 1 diabetes are asking the provincial government to help their kids in school. Young children in some provinces, such as Nova Scotia and Britis...

QUBEC - The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said ticket reseller...

REGINA - A former fire base supervisor with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says he quit his job out of frustration as a wildfire tore through a northern village earlier this summer. Trevor Sewa...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking a provincial committee to take another look at how it notifies the public about convicted sex offenders being released from custody. Kinew has written a...

KELOWNA - Police in two B.C. cities are warning area residents after a number of cases where fraudsters are texting potential victims telling them they need to pay their fines for speeding tickets. RC...

TORONTO - The Ontario government spent the highest recorded amount on advertising last year, the auditor found, a flurry of public spending the opposition parties accused the government of using to pr...