Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway...

WINNIPEG - Former provincial cabinet minister and pro football player Obby Khan is launching a bid for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party. Khan says people have been asking hi...

CHICAGO - Democrats cheered on the party's new coach as Tim Walz leaned into his Midwestern roots during a speech at the national convention in a pivotal moment for the Minnesota governor to introduce...

Provincial data suggests Alberta's roadkill numbers are soaring, with snakes hit particularly hard last year. Alberta Wildlife Watch says almost 400 snake carcasses were reported to it in 2023. The ye...

TORONTO - Ontario's major political parties have been spending the summer nominating candidates, running "campaign schools," and canvassing after remarks from the premier this spring fuelled speculati...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola on Tuesday advanced to November's ranked choice general election for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat, along with Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than ...

Wyoming Republican primary voters opted Tuesday to stick with long-serving U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, the first-term congresswoman who ousted Liz Cheney two years ago. Barr...

PHOENIX (AP) - Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tues...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has handily won Florida's Republican primary against two other opponents, moving on to face Democratic former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Nove...