Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - A new poll suggests long wait times lead half of Canadians to avoid seeing a doctor or going to the hospital. The poll was conducted by Lger and commissioned by right-leaning think-tanks th...

OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada abandoned its work on ending thermal coal exports without ever notifying the public and without any record of being directed to do so. An auditor general...

The federal government says it is launching a road map to boost competition and choice within Canada's telecommunications sector. The plan, announced late Wednesday by Industry Minister Mlanie Joly, i...

VICTORIA - Jennifer Whiteside emerged from a meeting of the decimated BC NDP caucus on Thursday as the party's interim leader, an outcome she said she was not "necessarily expecting." But five hours a...

OTTAWA - The federal spending watchdog plans to issue report cards today tracking government agencies' progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and working toward a ban on the export of thermal c...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's new national security strategy stresses the need to better manage shocks to Canada's economy while fostering growth and innovation to make the country more resilient....

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney now says Canada is working to become an "associate member" of the European Union, after largely avoiding that term. "We're here because we share a common mission....

Tight races between Republicans and Democrats continue to heat up ahead of the U.S. midterm elections next Tuesday, with control of Congress up for grabs. The stakes are sky-high for both parties. For...

TORONTO - Ontario's fiscal outlook has worsened due to global uncertainty and trade disruptions, leading to a larger deficit this year and a delayed path to balance, the finance minister said Thursday...

EDMONTON - The family of a soldier burned in the deadly fire at a military base in Alberta says he faces a "long road to recovery." A statement says Trevor Flegel from Kitimat, B.C., remains in an int...