Tag Archives: Politics

EDMONTON - Not long after she became a member of Parliament last fall, Heather McPherson was at an event with one of her favourite Olympians. She had just met former downhill ...

Former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. "Michel died in the arms of his wife and two children, his soul at peace," Gauthier's family said ...

OTTAWA - Environment Canada has been doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions over the last five years to enforce a law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. Accord...

MONTREAL - July Mak spent nearly every night with her father, Paul. Because he was plagued by health problems, including a stroke that left him unable to walk on his own, the family decided to pu...

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue o...

CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - People from a city in northern New Brunswick lined up outside testing centres Saturday, anxiously waiting to find out if they've been exposed to COVID-19. Health official...

OTTAWA - The United Nations has confirmed that the election for non-permanent seats on the Security Council - which pits Canada against Norway and Ireland - will take place in June unde...

REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's federal housing agency wrote a one-word email in November to sum up the time it took to figure out just which newly shuffled cabinet minister was responsible for the...