Tag Archives: Politics

BOLTON, Miss. (AP) - Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, beating back a primary challenge from a young antitrust l...

ROME, Ga. (AP) - Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to a runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia after no candidate won a majority in Tuesday's spe...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver City Coun. Sean Orr is suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation after he accused Orr of distributing illegal drugs, comments the councillor said were made for political gain. The lawsu...

EDMONTON - A volunteer historical society that's almost as old as Alberta itself is concerned the province's past may be forgotten after its funding was eliminated. Historical Society of Alberta presi...

TORONTO - Ontario will consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into nine across the province. Environment Minister Todd McCarthy says there will be no job losses as a result. He says the province ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives lost a seat in the legislature Tuesday as three-term member Bob Lagasse announced he is leaving the Tory caucus to sit as an Independent. Lag...

VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he had a "frank discussion" with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra about the cross-border softwood lumber dispute and tariffs. Eby says he and Hoekstra didn't agree ...

TORONTO - Ontario's provincial budget will be tabled on March 26, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced Tuesday, signalling a focus on mitigating economic risks by spending on innovation, comp...

OTTAWA - First Nations leaders on Tuesday unveiled five items repatriated to their communities after being held at the Vatican for more than a century. They also unboxed another two crates of items wi...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend question period in Parliament today after all. While Carney's official itinerary, published Monday, had him skipping the proceedings in the House of Com...