Tag Archives: Politics

REGINA - Those swearing oaths or making affirmations in Saskatchewan provincial courts can now do so with an eagle feather. The Provincial Court of Saskatchewan says the addition of the feather keeps ...

OTTAWA - Canada and the U.S. averted an escalation in the trade tensions with an agreement to continue hammering out a deal that would prevent new American tariffs from taking effect Wednesday. U.S. P...

The Competition Bureau is seeking to block Nortera Foods' proposed deal to buy the Green Giant and Le Sieur brands of canned and frozen vegetables in Canada from U.S.-based B&G Foods. Nortera is a...

TORONTO - A former Liberal MP and federal housing minister is putting his hat in the ring for a Toronto city council seat. Nate Erskine-Smith says he's running to represent the east-end ward of Beache...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Minister Dominic LeBlanc smiled widely beside U.S. President Donald Trump's trade czar in Washington on Wednesday as they touted a draft deal which appears to have averted a n...

TORONTO - As the last wave of mortgage renewals from the era of ultra-low interest rates comes, a new survey suggests most homeowners have been managing higher payments. A Royal LePage report says mor...

LACOMBE - Alberta's technology minister was jeered, badgered and booed late Wednesday by a room packed with hundreds of people over the province's plans for an artificial intelligence data centre. Nat...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former congresswoman Mary Peltola advanced to November's general election on Tuesday, setting the stage for what is expected to be a c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hou...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly picked up the Democratic nod in Tuesday's primaries, setting the stage for a...