Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Mark Carney's leadership campaign says he has given a "full and robust conflict of interest management plan" to the country's ethics commissioner. In a media statement, the campaign says that...

OTTAWA - Only two of the candidates in the Liberal leadership race - Mark Carney and Ruby Dhalla - disclosed their fundraising events to Elections Canada. A political transparency advocate says this e...

TORONTO - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, Canadian public health doctors, infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists were thrust into national fame through daily televised brief...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether the federal government is solely responsible for the dike system that protects the low-lying land corridor linking Nova Sco...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon and the federal government have reached a $7.4-million agreement to improve school food for students in the territory. The agreement will see the federal government invest the fundi...

WINNIPEG - Just under 11,000 people have taken out memberships in the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in time to vote for next month's leadership race - up from 2,200 members the party had ...

REGINA - Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created furth...

EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments have ratified a $42-million agreement to expand meal programs for students. Officials say the federal money will come over three years and supplements Al...

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as U.S. labor secretary, a Cabinet position that puts her in charge of enforcing federally mandated worker rights and protections at a time when ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the search of a landfill for two murdered First Nations women is under budget, as work continues on identifying a set of remains found last month. The provin...