Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public-transit systems - though most of the money won't start flowing until...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation's third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 25,230 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,123,563 ...

OTTAWA - Researchers studying Canadian history have not been able to access Library and Archive Canada's collections during COVID-19 lockdowns - a situation that forced some to put off their research ...

CALGARY - A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil ind...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing - an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials abandoned plans...

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump fumed that his attorneys' performance on the opening day of his second impeachment trial was a disaster, as allies and Republican senators questioned the str...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 25,230 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,123,563...

VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...

OTTAWA - A judge has rejected a request from firearms owners to suspend a sweeping ban on many gun models while their full arguments against the prohibitions are considered by the court. In her ruling...