Tag Archives: Politics

MOMBASA - Astraeus O'Levin is tired of strangers telling her they want to kill her. In 2015, as a transgender woman, she left the scrutiny of her family in western Kenya, seeking peace and new opportu...

MONTREAL - As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is debating whether to follow suit. The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's early days on figuring out how the province will patrol its border with Montana but says there are options, and pointed to existing specialized sher...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to look for ways to support local journalism, although it is currently unclear what kind of help might be offered and which outlets might qualify. The ND...

TORONTO - The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children's items and packaged food...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party government is projecting a deficit that's more than double what it predicted in its budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming s...

OTTAWA - Canadian negotiators at the United Nations plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea said Thursday they are working "around the clock" to finalize an agreement, though the process has bee...

TORONTO - A tax holiday introduced by the federal government is throwing a bit of a wrench in Andy Thompson's Christmas shopping plans. The Fredericton mom of two was going to do most of her shopping ...

MERIGOMISH, N.S. - Federal food safety officials say they have confirmed the first case of dermo disease in oysters from Nova Scotia - the second confirmed case in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection...

HALIFAX - The weak voter turnout in Nova Scotia's election is "shocking" but not a complete surprise, says a political scientist after almost 66,000 fewer voters cast ballots compared with the 2021 vo...