Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON - The largest industrial union in North America came to Canada's defence Thursday, vowing to protect businesses and workers north of the border from the growing peril of protectionism in th...

OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has waited more than two years for the national police force to respond to its interim report that found, perhaps fittingly, the Mounties were too slow in reviewing the watc...

Ontario is going into a provincewide "shutdown" starting Saturday, with stricter measures imposed for at least four weeks. Here are some of the changes set to take effect in all 34 of the province's p...

VANCOUVER - The extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States, a lawyer for Canada's attorney general has argued. Robert Frater responded...

TORONTO - An Ontario-wide "shutdown" will be put in place to combat an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 infections, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday as intensive care admissions related to the virus surpas...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are asking the public for views on reforming the key federal transparency law, which the government acknowledges is sorely outdated. The government says the ideas for imp...

HALIFAX - Canadian officials are challenging American allegations that fishing gear from Canada is to blame for the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale found dead off South Carolina. Fisherie...

OTTAWA - The commission overseeing leaders' debates during federal elections says Indigenous media outlet APTN will be one of the broadcast partners producing the next event. The Leaders' Debates Comm...

OTTAWA - Canada hit a new daily record and passed a new milestone for vaccinations this week but will need to up its game to get a single dose to every eligible person by Canada Day. It's doable on pa...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide the question of whether a judge should hear a matter of public interest even if there are no individual plaintiffs. The top court's decision to he...