Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal describes himself as a "candid and constructive spokesperson" for Manitoba's highest trial court and the judiciary. Prime Minister Mark Carney on M...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is saying goodbye to his British counterpart after the two met repeatedly to discuss a shared vision for western countries. Conceding that he had lost the support o...

HALIFAX - A national cannabis lobby group says it's suspending its operations, citing the financial challenges to the industry from the illicit market. In a news release Monday, the Cannabis Council o...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. He was 100....

TORONTO - A handful of Toronto community groups buying properties across the city in an effort to keep rents low say the upcoming municipal election could determine whether they're able to secure thou...

MONTREAL - Montreal's police chief will meet with city officials behind closed doors over racism allegations involving officers in the city's Montral-Nord borough. A spokesperson for the City of Montr...

OTTAWA - The Philippines is forging closer defence ties with Canada as both countries attempt to limit Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea and confront concerns about supply chains and...

OTTAWA - Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia. Stephen Fuhr, Canada's secretary of state f...

EDMONTON - A survey of spending over the last fiscal year by Alberta's provincial politicians indicates taxpayers are footing the bill on everything from bison steak dinners to a pack of gum. And a ca...

EDMONTON - Hobbled by more than just low oil prices, Alberta's NDP finance minister limped into the legislature in a cast to deliver a devastating budget. It was 2017, and Joe Ceci had injured his leg...