Tag Archives: Politics

TORONTO - Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S. presidential election expect to gather in bars and living rooms to watch the votes roll in Tuesday, but many say the usual fanfare of watch parti...

VICTORIA - Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings. Elections BC says the province's Supreme Court has conf...

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg city hall is gauging the public's appetite for potential new taxes on alcohol, online deliveries, vehicle registration and other items. Faced with an ongoing funding squeeze, the c...

REGINA - The leader of Saskatchewan's Opposition says she's ready to take on Premier Scott Moe in the legislature after her party lost Monday's election but significantly grew its ranks. The NDP's Car...

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith's government proposed Thursday one bill that would requir...

TORONTO - Ontario is planning to remove sections of bike lanes on three major roads in Toronto, as it considers whether to rip up more bike lanes elsewhere. The Progressive Conservative government tab...

OTTAWA - The Mtis National Council says its election for a new president will be delayed after the Mtis Nation of British Columbia withdrew from its annual general assembly, leaving more questions abo...

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries around the world to do everything possible to repatriate Ukrainian children taken by Russia. Trudeau addressed delegations from more th...

PHOENIX (AP) - Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women whether they "like it or not" shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand wome...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has frozen two major immigration streams that provide a pathway to permanent residency, after complaining for years that the number of newcomers settling in the provin...