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Global News launches politics channel on Telegram
Global News has launched an official Telegram channel, where you can find the latest political news in Canada.
25 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Rogers-Shaw deal: Decision will be made ‘in due course,’ says minister amid committee probe
The federal government’s decision whether or not to approve a $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. will focus on making sur…
25 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Hussen defends contract linked to staffer’s sister, won’t rule out rehiring firm
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen says his constituency office “followed all the rules” when it hired a firm with family ties to a staffer working in his office.
25 Jan 2023 | Politics -
ABC defends axing Vancouver Renter Office, citing ‘duplication of service’
In a move condemned by Vancouver’s two Green councillors and single OneCity councillor, the reigning ABC party has voted to close down the city’s ‘Renter Office’ du…
21 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Manitobans to have say on budget through town halls, community meetings
Manitobans will get to share their two cents on how the government spends money in the upcoming budget.
21 Jan 2023 | Politics -
B.C. promises $50M to harvest wildfire-damaged wood
British Columbia Premier David Eby is promising $50 million from the upcoming budget to help transfer fire-damaged wood from remote areas to pulp mills.
20 Jan 2023 | Politics -
ANALYSIS: Fund to fight gun crime a political opportunity for federal Liberals
Across the country, Liberal MPs have spent the week handing out millions of dollars to municipalities to fight gun crime and remind voters about their intention to …
20 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Candidates to replace New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to begin making their bids
Candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand‘s prime minister after her shock resignation are expected to emerge on Friday ahead of a leadership vote on Sund…
20 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Hussen’s office gave $93k in PR work to senior staffer’s sister’s foodie firm
Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen’s office admitted Thursday night that his senior staffer is the sister of the director of a foodie communications firm that received $…
20 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Ottawa’s appeal of CAF sexual misconduct class action extension ‘troubling’: law firms
Ottawa’s decision to appeal a recent Federal Court ruling that would extend the deadline for submitting claims in a military sexual misconduct class action settleme…
19 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Hong Kongers seeking work in Canada could face hurdles as permit program set to expire
For Hong Kong resident Anthony Yip, his road to applying for permanent residency in Canada has been bumpy.
18 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Nova Scotia ER deaths: ‘No one’ should have to go through this, Duclos’s office says
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ office has weighed in on the emergency care crisis in Nova Scotia after stories of two women who died after seven-hour-lon…
13 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Prime Minister Trudeau to hold 3-day cabinet retreat late January in Hamilton, Ont.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to hold a three-day cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ont., later this month.
12 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Feds vow to work with any committee probe into McKinsey contract reports
Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek’s office is pledging to work with a parliamentary committee if it adopts a motion the Conservative leader says is coming shortly …
12 Jan 2023 | Politics -
North American semiconductor industry will prevent ‘over-reliance’ on Asia: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he will push to ensure Canada plays a vital role in North America becoming a reliable supplier of semiconductors to the…
12 Jan 2023 | Politics -
‘Replace with dignified housing’: Vancouver’s SROs need to be phased out, says B.C.’s premier
The B.C. government has committed to undertaking a review into how single-room-occupancy hotels or SROs are operated in the province.
11 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Petition seeks to recall B.C. Premier David Eby, calling him a ‘dictator’
A Maple Ridge man has launched an effort to recall B.C. Premier David Eby, alleging he is a “dictator.”
11 Jan 2023 | Politics -
MP vows hearing on Sunwing, VIA Rail travel chaos: ‘Canadians deserve answers’
The chair of the federal transportation and infrastructure committee says he will call a meeting of the group to discuss holiday travel chaos involving two Canadian…
04 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Quebecers are listening to less local music, musicians hope federal streaming bill will help
Quebecers are increasingly streaming music online but listening less often to francophone artists, a trend members of the province’s music industry hope will be rev…
02 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Canada looking at ‘variety of options’ for planned firearm buyback program: Mendicino
The federal government is “looking at a variety of options” to carry out a planned buyback of banned firearms — including enlisting outside help, Public Safety Mini…
02 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor: ‘Some fights we have to take on’
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state.
02 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Political scientists weigh in on how Alberta’s upcoming provincial election may shape up
It’s a new year and Albertans can expect more fireworks when it comes to provincial politics.
02 Jan 2023 | Politics -
Conservative leader calls for stricter bail policies after Ontario police officer killed
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to reverse bail policies included in Bill C-75 after another police officer was killed in …
31 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Want to make First Nations policing an essential service? Fund it, advocate says
The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association says he hopes a federal bill in the works that aims to make Indigenous policing an essential service will…
30 Dec 2022 | Politics -
People are ‘hurting,’ Poilievre says as O’Toole slams ‘F Trudeau’ flags
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doesn’t like “rage,” and he doesn’t like profanity-laden flags about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he told reporters on Friday.
30 Dec 2022 | Politics -
‘Miserable service’: Poilievre calls on feds to step up on air passenger rights
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Ottawa must do more to hold airlines accountable for “breaking their word” to passengers and leaving them stranded in airp…
30 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Alberta set for 2023 election: Smith just got the job, Notley wants it back
Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac.
29 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Near half of Canadians want a 2023 election, says Ipsos poll. But should Trudeau run?
Nearly half of Canadians want there to be a federal election in 2023, according to a new poll from Ipsos.
26 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Sitiveni Rabuka elected prime minister of Fiji by lawmakers
Sitiveni Rabuka became Fiji‘s prime minister on Saturday after a coalition of parties voted to install him, signaling an end to Frank Bainimarama’s 16 years in powe…
24 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Taliban orders Afghan universities to ban women in latest blow to rights
Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan with immediate effect and until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday.
20 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Treaty 6 Nation sues Alberta government over sovereignty act
em><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE: </strong>The headline for this article was altered after the story was published to more clearly explain what legal action is being taken.</em
20 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Family, friends honour life of late Winnipeg MP Jim Carr at memorial
Family and friends gathered to honour the late Winnipeg Liberal MP Jim Carr at his memorial, held in the same concert hall where he once played with the Winnipeg Sy…
18 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Ottawa hears of ‘active foreign interference network’ in secret Privy Council Office memo
A February 2020 Privy Council Office national security memo documented China‘s alleged “subtle but effective foreign interference networks” that targeted the 2019 f…
13 Dec 2022 | Politics -
Quebec adopts law making oath to King optional for elected members
The oath of allegiance to the monarch that has long rankled Quebec sovereigntist politicians is a thing of the past after the provincial legislature passed a law on…
10 Dec 2022 | Politics