Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Victims of intimate partner violence and their supporters are upset after early election speculation forced an Ontario legislative committee to cut short what was supposed to be an exhaustiv...

EDMONTON - An Alberta government bill proposing changes to freedom of information rules has passed third and final reading in the legislature despite the province's information and privacy watchdog wa...

OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs agreed Wednesday to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare after voting down a $47.8 billion deal in October. Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations also...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after ...

MONTREAL - Proposed Quebec legislation to force new doctors to practise in the province's public system for five years after they graduate could potentially violate Charter-guaranteed rights to freedo...

OTTAWA - As Canada's Paris Olympians and Paralympians were celebrated in Ottawa Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) also used the occasion to renew calls for increased federal funding. Acr...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't believe she'll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's three transgender bills from legal challenges. ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years. Such centres are f...

OTTAWA - Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching another consultation to seek feedback on how to help consumers shop for home internet plans. The CRTC says Canadians have complained it is d...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has created six new areas where cougar hunting is allowed, including inside a provincial park. Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says the government estimates A...