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Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature

Eby says NDP 'happy' to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature

British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after the NDP won the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count.
Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair

Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa's exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil.
Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children

Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children

OTTAWA — A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous chi
Saskatchewan Premier Moe to contend with divided province after election win

Saskatchewan Premier Moe to contend with divided province after election win

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe faces a divided electorate after winning Monday's election and must start taking city issues seriously if he wants to mend relations, political experts say.
'Not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea

'Not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has rejected the idea of the Liberal caucus holding a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau's leadership, saying it's "just not how Liberals govern themselves.
Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials

Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials

OTTAWA — Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations targeting Canadians.
Quebec politician closes riding office indefinitely because of threats to safety

Quebec politician closes riding office indefinitely because of threats to safety

MONTREAL — A Quebec politician has closed her riding office in the lower Laurentians region indefinitely because she fears for her safety and the safety of her employees, the longtime Coalition Avenir Québec member said Tuesday.
Highlights of recent changes to Quebec's international student body

Highlights of recent changes to Quebec's international student body

MONTREAL — Quebec wants to cut the number of international students in the province, and has singled out private colleges that it says are using education as a "business model to sell Quebec and Canadian citizenship.
Two years since Rabih Alkhalil broke out of B.C. prison, reward temporarily boosted

Two years since Rabih Alkhalil broke out of B.C. prison, reward temporarily boosted

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it has teamed up with a national program to offer up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Rabih Alkhalil, who broke out of a Port Coquitlam, B.C., prison in 2022.
Bloc Québécois will begin talks to topple Liberal government as deadline passes

Bloc Québécois will begin talks to topple Liberal government as deadline passes

OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is ready to make good on a threat to work with other parties to bring down the minority government now that the Liberals have failed to meet their demands, Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Tuesday.