Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - After an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and worrisome threats to election workers and voting systems, Election Day unfolded relatively smoo...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside Presi...

EDMONTON - Alberta's surging population has the provincial government planning to add more seats to the legislature. Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced a bill Tuesday that calls for the creation...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's ethics commissioner says a politician broke the province's conflict law, but it was inadvertent and he should not be penalized. The governing NDP caucus filed a complaint in Augu...

CALGARY - Oil and gas producers who have already made progress on lowering their methane emissions over the last decade say further large-scale reductions will be tougher to deliver. The federal gover...

Premier David Eby is proposing an all-party committee investigate mistakes made during the British Columbia election vote tally, including an uncounted ballot box and unreported votes in three-quarter...

OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says she will relentlessly stress the importance of transparency by default if she's allowed to continue in her job. The Liberal government recently ...

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall Canada's consul general in New York to answer more quest...