Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Christine Frchette came under attack from her rivals on Friday, as taxes, parental leave and the U.S. trade war all took centre stage during the first full day...

The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party's caucus has been thinned by more than a quarter, amid differen...

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says suggestions that a recording shows she illegally offered jobs to legislators, in exchange for resigning so she could stand in a byelection, are "prepo...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government on Friday granted conditional approval for a 500-megawatt natural gas plant that officials say is crucial to avoid rolling electricity blackouts within the n...

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump's effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president's bid to move the state court case to federal court and h...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of thei...

The federal government announced Friday it is to provide $5 million in urgent aid to support Nepal as scores of Canadian families anxiously wait for news about their relatives missing after severe fla...

MONTREAL - A handful of Quebec ridings have been known for almost consistently electing a member of the party that goes on to form the government in general elections. But with multiple parties appear...

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a deficit of $370 million for the April-to-June period of its 2026-27 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result c...

The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada, but experts say it's not a simple fix. Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have ramped up re...