Tag Archives: Politics

CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. says the U.S. Department of Energy has ordered it to keep a coal plant in Washington State online for another three months. Coal-fired generation had been set to wind down at...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday her long-term goal is to be able to balance the province's books even with moderate oil prices. In about 10 years, she said, she'd like Alberta t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans launched an unprecedented effort on Tuesday to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won't pass - an attempt to capture public attention on ...

QUBEC - Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he wants answers about allegations of fundraising irregularities during the 2025 Liberal leadership race, but insists the party as a whole should no...

OTTAWA - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot is openly mulling the idea of Canada seeking membership in the European Union. Speaking at the Europe 2026 conference in Berlin today, Barrot said the...

The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery from the wildfire that destroyed most of the community and killed two people in June 2021, a report from t...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Finance Minister Ren Legacy's has tabled the province's 2026-27 budget, which includes a large deficit driven by health care spending. Here are some highlights: - Total spe...

VICTORIA - A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire more than 400 health-care professionals in less than a year. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osb...

EDMONTON - Disability advocates and Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it's about dignity. Alberta is one ...

BRAMPTON - Canadian Armed Forces members are "not engaged" in the "prosecution" of the war against Iran, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday when asked whether some Canadians are serving in s...