Tag Archives: Politics

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 ...

OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top civilian official is touting the importance of continued investments in the Canadian Armed Forces, and says she has received no indications the Liberal government...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A decades-long push to let California's public universities and government agencies consider race when making admissions and hiring decisions passed its first test Wednesday as mo...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province and its top doctor have approved a proposal for the NHL to make Vancouver a possible hockey hub city in Western Canada durin...

OTTAWA - The federal government's analysis of how much the carbon tax is costing farmers to use their grain dryers varies wildly from what Prairie farm groups say their producers are actually paying. ...

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic shows migrant labourers in Canada can no longer be treated like "throwaway people" as they have been in the past, advocates said Wednesday. From the asylum-seekers in Qu...

EDMONTON - Health experts say it makes sense for Alberta to take the next step in reopening its economy, but warn there will be an uptick in COVID-19 cases due to an inability to physically dista...

Saskatchewan's NDP is raising questions about how kids will return to the classroom in the fall. Education Minister Gord Wyant announced Tuesday that students and staff will be going back to school st...

Halifax moved to the forefront of the national debate over "defunding" police forces this week when council decided to scuttle the purchase of an armoured rescue vehicle - a move&n...

HALIFAX - A law professor says she hopes the creation of a research lab aimed at promoting restorative justice will help institutions start tackling racial discrimination and other ...