Tag Archives: Politics

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new Liberal premier says he is planning to run for his seat in the west coast riding that former premier Dwight Ball will soon vacate. Ball announce...

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the aver...

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick's two major political parties have each dropped a candidate in the provincial election after social media post about the LGBT community surfaced. Blaine Higgs, le...

Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and gi...

OTTAWA - One of the country’s largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net. The Cana...

OTTAWA - More than 1,600 former Canadian Armed Forces members have benefited from a five-year-old law designed to help them get federal government jobs, according to a new report by Veterans Affairs C...

Toronto is considering an ambitious new plan to combat homelessness as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate the issue. In a draft report developed by the Shelter, Support and Housing Administ...

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have launched an investigation after online threats were made against an elected official, spokesman Guy Lapointe said Sunday. In a tweet, Lapointe said many p...

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's attempts to capitalize on the layoffs that have ravaged Canada's commercial airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic have had some early - albeit extr...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswickers turned out in unusually high numbers for advance voting this weekend, with the province's chief electoral officer saying she believes people are eager to avoid elec...