Tag Archives: Politics

Canadian sport has been given a boost and a bridge, says the country's Secretary of Sport. In the federal government's spring economic update, $755 million more over the next five years, and $118 mill...

CALGARY - Calgary is on the hunt for a new city manager. City council and chief administrative officer David Duckworth have agreed to part ways. Duckworth has been in the role since 2019 and his last ...

MONTREAL - The federal government aims to outsource the air passenger complaints process to a third party in a bid to clear the massive backlog at the country's transport regulator. In Ottawa's spring...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government is testing out a higher speed limit on a small section of highway just south of Edmonton. Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says drivers travelling along a 22-kilo...

NEW YORK (AP) - King Charles III and Queen Camilla kicked off their trip to New York City on Wednesday with a visit to the National 9/11 Memorial, where they honored victims of the 2001 attacks and sp...

CALGARY - A tax incentive for "low carbon" liquefied natural gas facilities amounts to a government subsidy for the fossil fuel industry at a time when Canada should be pivoting to electrification and...

OTTAWA - South Korean defence manufacturer Hanwha says it's ready to build military vehicles in Canada in a partnership with the domestic auto sector, including mobile howitzers, rocket launch systems...

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative government tabled its financial plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year on Wednesday. The budget forecasts a deficit of $688.5 million and a ...

HALIFAX - A new report suggests more than 30 per cent of paid employees in Nova Scotia are in precarious jobs. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says these workers experience job insecurity,...

OTTAWA - The federal government still has not announced its clean electricity strategy, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney saying it would land weeks ago. At a news conference in Halifax on March 26, ...