Tag Archives: Politics

VICTORIA - New figures projecting British Columbia's debt of almost $213 billion by 2028 are "very, very concerning," while the forecasted deficit has hit a record high of almost $11.6 billion for the...

TORONTO - Ontario Liberals will soon search for their third leader in less than six years, starting by setting ground rules for would-be contenders, and senior Liberals predict there will be a lot of ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week - the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call "summit season." Here's a look at where Carney will be racking...

GATINEAU - The federal government's probe into allegations about unpaid work in Canada's airline sector should wrap up by early December, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu first announced t...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship markers to driver's licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent...

SURREY - Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way of life in the city, Mayor Brenda Locke said, calling the extortionists "thugs and criminals" who don't bel...

ST. JOHN'S - A look at Jim Dinn, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador's New Democratic Party. He held the party's only seat in the provincial legislature before Liberal Leader John Hogan called a gener...

ST. JOHN'S - A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservatives, who hopes to unseat Liberal Leader John Hogan. The Progressive Conservatives held 14 of 40 seats...

ST. JOHN'S - A look at John Hogan, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal party. Hogan hopes to win his first election as premier on Oct. 14. Age: 47 Education: Hogan studied biochemistry at ...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick schools are coming under fire from a provincial watchdog over the methods they are using to discipline misbehaving children. In a new report released Monday, Kelly Lamrock,...