Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Ontario's legislature is set to resume sitting Monday after a 14-week break that ended in a veritable deluge of news, partial proposals and headline-grabbing musings from Premier Doug Ford a...

OTTAWA - Canadians living abroad are calling for increased turnout among overseas voters and arguing that barriers to casting a ballot could be affecting election results. Timothy Veale, the director ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa's nominee for federal fiscal watchdog will face questions from members of Parliament on Monday after a turbulent period for the budget office. Annette Ryan, a longtime public servant a...

WINNIPEG - A member of Manitoba's government caucus and the first First Nations woman elected to the province's legislature has died. The Manitoba NDP Caucus says in a statement Saturday that Amanda L...

QUBEC - Tensions flared Saturday in Quebec City as Christine Frchette and Bernard Drainville faced off in the first debate to succeed Premier Franois Legault as leader of the Coalition Avenir Qubec. T...

OTTAWA - Federal departments and agencies are looking to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years as part of the Carney government's spending review. That figure comes ...

FREDERICTON - A group representing cattle farmers in New Brunswick say it takes issue with the province's plan to axe government-run veterinary services. The New Brunswick Cattle Producers Association...

OTTAWA - Four of the five federal NDP leadership candidates say they won't be in a hurry to enter the House of Commons if they win - a position the only MP in the race calls "a little bit odd." Filmma...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia premier's popularity appears to have taken a significant hit following controversial budget cuts that he partially walked back amid public outcry and protests. An Angus Reid ...

OTTAWA - Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases. Critics and s...