Skip to content

Politics

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $3.
Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

OTTAWA — Canada and India named seasoned diplomats as their new high commissioners Thursday, as both gradually soothe diplomatic tensions over transnational repression and Sikh separatism 10 months after expelling each other's top envoys.
After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

Flight attendants' defiance in the face of federal intervention meant to halt a recent strike at Air Canada could set a new precedent for work stoppages, some labour movement-watchers say.
Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve.
US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt , the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol . Babbitt was a U.S.
DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C.
The Latest: RFK Jr. adviser will serve as acting CDC leader after director’s firing, AP source says

The Latest: RFK Jr. adviser will serve as acting CDC leader after director’s firing, AP source says

Jim O’Neill, a top deputy to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report

Canada's sport system 'broken' and in need of change: report

A new national report on how abuse and maltreatment are handled in sport says "Canadian sport has lost its way" and the federal government must act to better protect athletes across the country.
B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033

B.C. backs expansion at Mount Polley mine that could extend operations until 2033

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has granted consent for a proposed expansion at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine that could extend its operations for another two years until 2033.
Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents

Auto board scandal: Quebec says police will have easier time obtaining documents

QUÉBEC — Quebec's auto insurance board is going to make it easier for police to obtain documents in their investigation into hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns at the state-owned corporation, Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault said