Tag Archives: Politics

MONTREAL - The leader of the Parti Qubcois asked voters on Thursday to give him a majority government, as his party continues to lead in the polls with just days to go before the provincial election. ...

OTTAWA - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said outstanding issues with Canada are "quite difficult to resolve" as the G20 trade ministers' meeting came to a close in Milwaukee on Thursday. Gre...

The minimum wage is going up in five provinces. The bumps of between 25 and 40 cents come in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Like other government announcements,...

EDMONTON - Albertans filling their tanks may soon be saving cash as the province's gas tax holiday starts today. Premier Danielle Smith's government is pausing its tax of 13 cents per litre on gasolin...

WINNIPEG - Employees in Manitoba no longer need to provide a sick note when missing work for a minor illness or injury. Under the new rules, which come into effect today, employers can't ask for medic...

TORONTO - There are four people left in the running to lead Ontario's Liberal party. Eric Lombardi ended his campaign on Wednesday and endorsed legislature member Lee Fairclough, whom he called substa...

Claims have spread online this week that a white nationalist group's demonstration at a First Nation in British Columbia, which has been denounced by authorities as "disgusting" and "cowardly," was in...

Job promises made by Stelco Holdings Inc.'s American parent company when it acquired the beleaguered steel maker are legally binding - but whether this week's layoffs violate them depends on terms tha...

OTTAWA - The federal government has identified "anti-Zionism" as a driver of anti-Jewish hate - a major policy shift that has prompted a range of reactions. The change took place on Sept. 24 when Publ...

CALGARY - Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith says her government will bring in legislation later this year to crack down on illegal garbage dumping. Smith says there's a growing trend of people in the p...