Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Immigration Department refuses to say whether any applicants actually misused a refugee permanent resident sponsorship policy the government allowed to expire last week, citing "potential...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is again accusing Canada of not doing enough to clamp down on drugs - but did not include it in a list of major drug-producing countries released Wednesday. "A...

EDMONTON - A report released Wednesday by the Alberta government says if the province wants to separate from Canada, it would need to shell out up to $170 billion and hire at least 70,000 civil servan...

MONTREAL - Hours after the office of a Quebec artificial intelligence institute was vandalized Tuesday night, the founder of the organization warned that violence would not resolve public concerns abo...

HALIFAX - A new poll suggests the approval rating for Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's government has partially recovered from the plunge it took following a round of big budget cuts in February. The...

MONTREAL - Members of Quebec's anglophone community are hailing a Quebec Superior Court ruling that ordered lections Qubec to mail voting reminder cards in both French and English. The ruling provides...

OTTAWA - Calian Group Ltd. has signed a deal to form a partnership with Ukrainian technology and defence company SkyFall that will focus on drone-enabled defence training. The partnership will see Sky...

OTTAWA - Five gun control advocacy groups are renewing pressure on the RCMP to disclose information about the firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., saying public discussion of the...

MONTREAL - The prospect of a referendum on Quebec sovereignty took centre stage Wednesday as the heads of the main political parties squared off for a provincial election leaders' debate in the shadow...

MONTREAL - lections Qubec knew it would not be allowed to send voter information in English over a year before the election campaign, The Canadian Press has learned. The provincial election authority ...