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:   ...

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay is calling for use of the Magnitsky Act if specific individuals in China can be identified as having suppressed information related to COVID-19 A&...

Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...

OTTAWA - Virtual sittings of the House of Commons and parliamentary committees are causing headaches for interpreters - literally. Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new t...

TORONTO - The economic brutality of Canada's anti-pandemic measures was highlighted on Friday with the latest figures showing almost two million people lost their jobs in April on top of the one milli...

VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who camped...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's re-election efforts appear to be showing new signs of life despite lingering concerns about whether the accelerated reopening in parts of the United States could prompt a s...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he didn't know the Justice Department was planning to drop its case against his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. But it didn't really matter. T...

OTTAWA - Governments that want to use smartphones to trace the movements of Canadians during the COVID-19 crisis should handle personal information with care, privacy watchdogs from across the country...