Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Edmonton mother Salomy Abusalim is running out of excuses to give her son when he asks why his dad is still in Gaza. "This is killing me as a mom. I can't keep going on, lying to him," said A...

MONTREAL - "Slowpoke" is a suitable name for Quebec's only working nuclear reactor. It only produces about 20 kilowatts of thermal energy, or enough to power six or seven toasters. But scientists and ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will not allow people suffering solely from a mental illness to access medical assistance in dying, but it does plan to decriminalize advance requests for people who ar...

EDMONTON - With less than two weeks to go until Alberta's referendum, the province's election administrator says more than 3,000 mail-in ballots have been returned with errors that make them invalid. ...

EDMONTON - A lawyer for the Alberta government argued Tuesday that temporary restrictions on what voter information can be provided to political parties won't affect the upcoming referendum. Mandy Eng...

Here's a look at the some of the latest developments on the British Columbia election campaign trail. DEBATE DATE SET FOR NDP, CONSERVATIVE, GREEN LEADERS A date has been set for the only live and tel...

MONTREAL - Outgoing Quebec Premier Christine Frchette says she is leaving politics with her head held high despite a crushing defeat in Monday's provincial election. She told reporters she had resigne...

EDMONTON - A proposed three-year master pay deal with the provincial government has been ratified by members of the Alberta Medical Association. Both the government and the association representing ph...

OTTAWA - Quebec Sen. Richard Martel is back in the opposition caucus after joining the Conservative Senate group today. Sen. Leo Housakos, the opposition leader in the Senate, says Martel is a "natura...

EDMONTON - Leading figures in the push for Alberta separation are celebrating the election of Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Jeff Rath said Tuesday that St-Pierre Plamondon's elect...