With Kamala Harris, U.S. Free Trade Skepticism May Continue
In a 2019 presidential debate, Kamala Harris insisted, “I am not a protectionist Democrat.”
Political news from Canada
Crown made a 'mockery' of treaty with 2 First Nations for 150 years, Supreme Court rules
For the past 150 years, the governments of Ontario and Canada have made a «mockery» of their treaty obligations to the Anishinaabe of the upper Great Lakes, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
The opioid crisis is hard to solve. Partisan politics isn't making it easier
The epidemic of opioid addiction is a real problem. And there is a real difference of opinion between Liberals and Conservatives about how the federal government should be responding to that crisis.
Trump comeback could see familiar faces re-emerge — and they may spell trouble for Canada
Canadians are watching the U.S. election campaign with more than their usual mix of trepidation and fascination, as it careens from a near-miss assassination attempt on one candidate to an unprecedented step-aside from the other.
As wildfires burn, natural disasters key focus for Canada’s premiers
As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home.
Trump shooting is latest in ‘very long’ global wave of political violence
The attempted assassination of former U.S. president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump marks the latest incident in an ever-growing wave of political violence worldwide that analysts believe won’t subside any time soon.
Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in the Arctic — including jamming GPS satellites
The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that warns of low-level Russian «destabilizing» activities in the Far North aimed at the United States, Canada and its allies.
Loblaw, George Weston to pay $500M for bread price-fixing scheme in record antitrust settlement
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in a bread price-fixing scheme.