Tag Archives: Politics

Standing in a boardroom at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Shawn Bouchard, vice-president of Quadra Homes in Abbotsford, B.C., said he initially planned to kick off his speech by burning a $20 bill befo...

Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia's new point-person to improve quality of life for people living in the city's Downtown Eastside doesn't mean he's a "czar...

A paper mill in northern Ontario will begin winding down operations after failing to secure immediate financial support from the federal government, the company announced Monday. Kap Paper said it has...

OTTAWA - The federal government's new Calgary-based major projects office to help fast track major infrastructure proposals will absorb a similar division created in Ottawa just over one year ago to d...

MONTREAL - A decade after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a famous speech about the financial risks associated with climate change, global organizations called for financial system reforms in an ...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government's proposed move to make it illegal to block forest access roads on Crown lands is being dismissed as heavy-handed and an attempt to ignore Mi'kmaq rights. Several ...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's finance minister says the province finished the 2024-25 fiscal year with a $104.4-million deficit, instead of the $40.9-million surplus they had budgeted for. Ren Legacy ...

WINNIPEG - A historic breakthrough in the Manitoba government's bid to attract and retain people, touted via a press release, has turned out to be a case of premature celebration. Statistics Canada re...

CHARLOTTETOWN - A new wildlife report shows 23 species have possibly disappeared from Prince Edward Island, though they may still exist elsewhere. The province's 2020 State of Wildlife report says the...

OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu urged Canada Post on Monday to quickly table a new offer to the union of striking postal workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thurs...