Tag Archives: Politics

HALIFAX - A group representing Nova Scotia's university teachers says it's concerned the government is taking more control over which academic programs get funded. Legislation passed last year links u...

OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy to Ottawa says Canada's decision to remove most of its peacekeepers from the continent doesn't align with the Carney government's pledge to get middle powers working toge...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says she has early-stage, treatable cancer. Bailey said in a post on social media that the diagnosis came a few weeks ago and she has been gi...

VICTORIA - The minister responsible for treaty negotiations with First Nations in B.C. confirms public access to 30 properties, including a well-known castle, could be limited or lost completely follo...

WINNIPEG - Mayor Scott Gillingham is turning to his council colleagues in Winnipeg to support a push for changes to the city's charter after a councillor was charged with additional criminal offences ...

OTTAWA - After Liberal MP Shaun Chen announced Monday his plans to resign his seat in the House of Commons in September, he was accused online of breaking House rules by voting on legislation while he...

EDMONTON - Preston Manning is stepping into the fray ahead of Alberta's fall referendum by headlining a public forum tackling Western Canada's long-standing grievances with Ottawa. The virtual session...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it's looking to do a study on the long-term security of the province's water supply as it stares down a challenge with a water-rich north and a demand-heavy south....

OTTAWA - More than 40 per cent of registered electors living in Indigenous communities voted in the federal election last year, a new Elections Canada report shows. The highest level of voter particip...

HALIFAX - A Halifax council committee has called for a plan to improve financial accountability within the mayor's office and the municipality in general after an audit raised questions about $111,000...