Tag Archives: Politics

British Columbia is set to require Canadian products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel, a move Energy Minister Adrian Dix said was aimed at building a "cleaner, stronger and m...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says the lack of government progress on compensating Doukhobors who were wrongfully detained in the 1950s is "disheartening." A statement from Jay Chalke say...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has agreed to resume taking part in media scrums in the legislature after facing accusations he was curtailing press freedom. Two weeks ago, Houston ended the...

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has removed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie from an exhibit because of questions about her First Nations identity. The musician and activist was am...

MONTREAL - Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government's decision to force a suburb north of the city to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Quebec...

QUBEC - A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Qubec government has resigned amid a scandal over at least half a billion dollars in cost overruns related to the auto insurance board's on...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At an e...

OTTAWA - Members of diaspora communities are urging Ottawa to get its planned foreign influence transparency registry up and running before the coming general election. Countries engaging in foreign i...

WASHINGTON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says relations with the United States have been "a little more intense," as he continues to push against the threat of tariffs. Moe says even with heightene...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are "very well advanced" but cautioned that there is only a narrow window to get a deal done to en...