Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The federal government is investing at least $2.7 billion to build more than 18 housing projects across Toronto. At a media event with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow on Wednesday, Prime Minister M...

OTTAWA - A federal union is arguing public service cuts are elevating the threats Canadians face from climate disasters. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada held a demonstration...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man charged last year with facilitating a terrorist activity is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Department of National Defence spokesperson Cheryl Forrest declined...

TORONTO - The Ontario government is putting several large public agencies under the microscope, launching reviews that will look at efficiency and productivity. The announcement Wednesday from Treasur...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it's reviewing the case of a boy who was hit by machine belt as part of school discipline known as the "strap." Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the re...

MONTREAL - Quebec psychiatrists are urging the province's next government to appoint a dedicated mental health minister, pointing to a growing crisis that requires leadership extending beyond the heal...

Some vintners in Ontario's popular winemaking area were in cleanup mode on Wednesday, days after major rainfalls swept through the Niagara Region and caused severe flooding. Parts of Zabek Vineyards i...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that Canada's support for the International Criminal Court is "unequivocal" but he stopped short of criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's sanctio...

TORONTO - Ontario voters in three ridings are set to head to the polls Sept. 3 in a group of byelections that could include some tight races. Premier Doug Ford called byelections Wednesday in Scarboro...

MONTREAL - A spokesperson for the Canadian Armed Forces says a grenade found at a Quebec campground on Tuesday was inert and did not contain explosives. Abygail Bourgault-Lvesque says the grenade was ...