Tag Archives: Politics

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government must do more to reduce the physical and psychological harm to young people caused by wildfires, the provincial advocate for children and youth said Wednesday. "Manit...

WHITEHORSE - The governing Liberal party in the Yukon has failed to secure a full slate of 21 candidates as the deadline to add names to the ballot passes for the Nov. 3 election. A statement from Ele...

DAWSON CREEK - A severe and prolonged drought has set off a declaration of a state of local emergency in Dawson Creek, B.C. Mayor Darcy Dober says in a statement that despite years of conservation the...

WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said a new International Monetary Fund report shows while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, trade uncertain...

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says there's still a major divide between what the union representing striking teachers is asking for and what the government is willing to spend, while teachers ...

OTTAWA - Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market - and the federal Conservatives and Liberals are at odds over how the government could help. Unemployment rose to 14.7 per...

MONTREAL - Six days before the nail-biting 1995 Quebec referendum that nearly tore the country apart, Jean Chrtien told his ministers to keep their cool. The prime minister acknowledged that day that ...

ST. JOHN'S - The premier of Quebec says he is committed to working with Newfoundland and Labrador following election results that have cast doubt on a tentative energy deal between the provinces. The ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into allegations of corruption over health contracts, but it won't be immediately released. Former Ma...

OTTAWA - The association representing professional interpreters is warning that Ottawa's planned new procurement rules could convince many of them to shun work for the federal government. The governme...