Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Several law firms in Ottawa say they're getting an influx of calls from federal workers looking for advice as the public service faces job cuts. Malini Vijaykumar, a partner at Nelligan Law, ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's official Opposition leader is taking aim at the government's $1.4-billion deficit that she says has been driven in part by spending that is not authorized by the legislature. C...

TORONTO - A mental health company being sued by the Ontario government over alleged fraudulent misrepresentation has filed a statement of defence and a counterclaim against the province, alleging it h...

OTTAWA - The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at t...

OTTAWA - MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government's main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month. Government H...

MONTREAL - Montreal has become the latest Canadian city to put its name forward to become the global headquarters for the proposed International Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). Quebec Pr...

In the science classroom at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, teacher Mark Deeley used a chair to block the door when he heard shots and knew his students were at risk. Inside the room, older...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated a federal Liberal candidate's one-vote victory in last spring's federal election, pushing the governing party further away from a majority in the H...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel to Newfoundland and Labrador for public health reasons. A 2020 order from t...

MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals have acclaimed 46-year-old Charles Milliard as their new leader, forgoing the need for a second leadership race in less than one year. With no other candidate accepted b...