Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The House of Commons on Monday condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Qubcois motion salu...

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected. Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that hospitals now run by Al...

TORONTO - Ontario tabled a bill Monday that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites the government deems too close to schools and daycares. The bill, if passed by Premier Doug Ford's majority ...

President-elect Donald Trump boasted during the campaign he would need about 15 minutes to get a deal done between the PGA Tour and the Saudi investors of LIV Golf. That started with four hours on the...

MONTREAL - A Quebec political party has voted to support one of its members facing backlash for saying that racialized people are regularly disparaged at the provincial legislature. Qubec solidaire me...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he will not request a recount after he previously...

Attempts by doctors to set up overdose prevention sites on hospital property in Nanaimo and Victoria were shut down Monday by the Island health authority, forcing the volunteers to move their operatio...

MONTREAL - Quebec wants to improve access to abortion services as part of a new plan to counter what the government describes as an erosion of women's rights around the world. Martine Biron, Quebec's ...

OTTAWA - Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks is looking for pitches to help young Canadians who are struggling with their mental health. The federal government plans to distribute $500 million ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his embattled carbon-pricing program on the world stage, and he argues that misinformation is threatening environmental progress. Trudeau ar...