Category Archives: Politics
Feds mum on next step in fighter jet competition
OTTAWA — Federal procurement officials won’t say when Canada will take the next step in the years-long process of selecting a new fighter jet. The federal government announced in December that it had narrowed its search for a replacement of the
Alaska announces elections timeline for vacant US House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State election officials on Tuesday announced plans for a June 11 special primary and an Aug. 16 special election to fill the U.S. House seat left vacant with last week's death of U.S. Rep. Don Young.
Alberta auditor general gives qualified thumbs-up to oil well cleanup spending
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is getting mostly check marks from the province's auditor general over how it handled the billion dollars it got from Ottawa to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells and get service contractors back to
FBI sees growing Russian hacker interest in US energy firms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning that it has seen increased interest by Russian hackers in energy companies since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine, though it is offering no indication that a specific cyberattack is planned.
Judge wants names behind bribes in Ohio statehouse scandal
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant FirstEnergy Corp. to reveal who from the company paid bribes in an alleged $60 million scheme to win a legislative bailout for two
Manitoba hydro rate increases could be capped, hearings reduced under new bill
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is making another attempt to control hydroelectric rates but it may yet again run into resistance from the Opposition New Democrats. A bill introduced in the legislature Tuesday would allow the ...
Student demonstration marks decade since Quebec’s so-called ‘Maple Spring’ protests
MONTREAL — Several hundred students took to the streets of Montreal today, marking a decade since their peers did the same during the so-called "Maple Spring" of 2012. It was one of several demonstrations planned across the province this week until
Experts weigh in on how the more infectious Omicron subvariant could shape the spring
As several countries report an uptick in COVID-19 cases partly blamed on a more contagious version of the Omicron variant, the question becomes whether Canada's next wave will be a surge or a ripple. The confluence of easing COVID-19 protocols and
Highlights from the 2022-23 Quebec provincial budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the provincial budget on Tuesday for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Here are some highlights. — Quebec adults who earn $100,000 or less will receive a one-time payment this year of $500 to offset the impact
Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban, faces override
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor this week to overrule state lawmakers taking on youth sports amid broader culture wars as
