Politics

Close to 500 residents took the City of Hamilton up on an opportunity to ask questions and give thoughts on the impending development of local Greenbelt lands targeted in a 10-year Ontario strategy to build 1.5 million homes. The…
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Organizers of a community referendum on Punjabi independence say they’ve received a “slap in the face” from a B.C. school district that cancelled their rental of a school to host a vote on the topic this weekend. The group Sikhs…
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Around 800,000 international students currently call Canada home, with thousands more expected to come with every new academic year. As students head back to school this fall, the focus is increasing on whose responsibility it is…
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The federal Conservative Party’s shadow minister for housing announced his support for Calgary’s affordable housing recommendations on Tuesday evening, encouraging councillors to “be bold” ahead of debate on Sept. 14. The city’s…
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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 5, 2023 6:09 am Descrease article font size Increase…
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B.C.’s popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will reopen over the Labour Day long weekend following discussions with a pair of local First Nations, the provincial government said Wednesday. Last week, the Líl̓wat and N’Quatqua…
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Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were seizing power to overturn the results of a presidential election, and claimed to have arrested the president, whose family has held power for 55 years. The coup attempt came hours…
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How does suburban sprawl in Edmonton affect taxes and affordability? Should the city do something to limit new suburban neighbourhoods? Those questions were on the table during an urban planning committee meeting Tuesday as city …
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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2023 2:21 pm Descrease article font size Increase…
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China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travellers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders…
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