Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Canada's chief health officer says Canadians should be "seized" with the crisis of rising deaths from opioid use, and she suggests decriminalizing hard drugs should be part of the discussion ...

OTTAWA - On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and serves as the...

OTTAWA - The deadline to submit ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be has passed. The winner will be revealed on Sunday night. Here are five things to know about how a new leader wil...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick political party leaders fanned out across the province Saturday, as they made their pitches to voters during the first weekend of the provincial electio...

BERLIN - Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, in a coma after a suspected poisoning, was flown from Siberia on Saturday to Berlin for treatment by specialists at the German capital's main hospital. After...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his choice to shut down Parliament shortly before unveiling a $37-billion plan to replace a key emergency aid benefit. Ottawa announced new&nbs...

KINGSTON, Ont. - Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown...

OTTAWA - Canada Post is reporting a second quarter pre-tax loss of $378 million, a figure the service says was largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Crown corporation says i...

Ottawa is appealing a court ruling that struck down a key refugee agreement between Canada and the United States, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Friday. The Federal Court of Canada ruled ...

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said he would be "vehemently opposed" to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he mi...