Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending that most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the "Lost Canadians" bill meet the same standards on language, knowledge of Canadian hi...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls from five premiers for Ottawa to withdraw its legal argument calling for limits on the use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause. Fraser...

WASHINGTON - Mark Carney departed Washington Wednesday with no deal in hand to lift U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods - an outcome that drew both intense criticism during a heated question period and rar...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has given its new AI "task force" until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy - a plan that critics say leans too ...

OTTAWA - The federal jobs minister is urging the union representing striking Canada Post workers to respond to the Crown corporation's latest offers. Patty Hajdu told reporters on the way into the Lib...

ST. JOHN'S - How can Newfoundlanders and Labradorians be sure that a proposed new energy agreement with Hydro-Qubec is a good deal? The question has dogged the province's Liberals since the tentative ...

TORONTO - Ontario hospitals need an additional $1 billion this year to keep pace with factors such as population growth and inflation, leaving them facing pressures far higher than the deficits they f...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Matt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Gov. Bill Lee's administration who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, and Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn won their crowded primar...

WINNIPEG - Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers were fined Tuesday for violating the province's conflict of interest law in pushing for a mining project. Members ...

LONGUEUIL - The trial of a former Hydro-Qubec employee facing economic espionage charges remains on hold over arguments about the utility's commercial secrets. Hydro-Qubec prompted the delay after int...