Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in...

MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Qubcois to "re-examine" his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier. Th...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she was unaware of her government's changes that resulted in the removal of publicly disclosed expense receipts earlier this month. On Aug. 1, the provin...

James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday. He was 89. Born in ...

MONTREAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned co...

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a "productive and wide-ranging" phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning. "We focused on trade challenges, opportunit...

OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the trade issues that have led to steep tariffs on C...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of ...

OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament...

MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for th...