Tag Archives: Politics

A Quebec-based religion is taking the minister of mental health and addictions to court, claiming Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow its members to use magic mushrooms i...

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a delu...

REGINA - Saskatchewan residents can vote early for five days starting Tuesday in the lead-up to the Oct. 28 provincial election. Chief electoral officer Michael Boda says "Voting Week" is meant to mak...

MONTREAL - Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a Montreal primary school were replaced Monday as the union that represents them...

SHERBROOKE, Que. - National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall. The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compto...

REGINA - A Saskatchewan NDP candidate is urging Indigenous voters to make their voices heard in next week's provincial election. Betty Nippi-Albright, a Saulteaux and Cree woman seeking re-election in...

OTTAWA - A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa. The inquiry will hear from expert panel...

THOMPSON, Man. - A 13-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a shooting in northern Manitoba. RCMP responded early Saturday morning to a report of shots bring fired at a home in Nisichawayasihk (n...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration said Tuesday that it would provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor for a new factory, a move that could help give Democrats a political edge in t...

TORONTO - Ontario's energy minister says he will introduce legislation to make it easier for new homes and businesses to connect to the electricity grid. Stephen Lecce says that under the current rule...