Tag Archives: Politics

VANCOUVER - As British Columbia teachers argue for broader mask requirements in elementary schools, some families and educators say it's been easy for kids to adapt to the rules in other provinces. He...

WASHINGTON - Neither Canada's prime minister nor the U.S. secretary of state were showing their diplomatic cards Friday as the two countries discussed the plight of two Canadians languishing behind ba...

MONTREAL - Movie theatres in Quebec were allowed to reopen Friday, but owners are wondering how long they can operate without selling food and with customers who have to be home by 8 p.m.Eric Bouchard...

WASHINGTON - Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would "absolutely" support the former president...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 55,116 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,707,398 d...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says he assumes security authorities signed off on an arrangement to allow a company owned by a Chinese police force to run Canada's visa application centre ...

WASHINGTON - The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliatio...

POUCE COUPE, B.C. - The mayor of a village in northeastern British Columbia says she is sorry for an online post that was not meant to be racist against Indigenous Peoples, but now she wants people to...

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...

An agreement to delay logging in an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species. Governments now have to come up with a permane...