Tag Archives: Politics

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is urging the British Columbia government not to call an early election until after municipal voting on Oct. 17 that he says deserves the "full, undivided attention...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province remains on track to balance the budget next year after reporting that last year's finances came roughly in line with expectations. The province,...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said he is not holding all Jews accountable for Israel's policies in Gaza, after some Liberal MPs called comments he made in a social media post irresponsible and "despic...

VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote. Smith says she hasn't been ...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has rejected Ottawa's bid to toss out a case accusing the government of having no intention of meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target. A group of climate advocates...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helicopter landing pad on Monday, attempting to brush aside a First Amendment firestorm even as major television networks kept t...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-a...

EDMONTON - Albertans can now find out where they'll need to go to vote for the Oct. 19 referendum as the provincial election agency has published the locations of just over 1,400 polling stations. Tho...

UNITED NATIONS - Canada's Representative to the United Nations made the case for multilateralism after Prime Minister Mark Carney missed the event at the General Assembly on Monday because of technica...