Politics

WASHINGTON D. C., Wash. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following last week’s "day of fire," another historic reckoning dawned Wednesday for Donald Trump as members of the House of Representatives debated whether to impeach the U.S. president for the second time in just over a year.

An internal review of the nearly $1 billion in foreign aid that Canada quietly spent in Afghanistan after the Canadian military pulled out has found some successes but also many failures — especially when it comes to helping women and girls.

The federal government's appeal of a ruling that expanded First Nations children's rights to public services is "a slap in the face," says the Assembly of First Nations.

Nick Kouvalis, a veteran conservative operative, tweeted and retracted a false claim that "antifa" and Black Lives Matter activists were responsible for the Capitol riots. The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford didn't answer when asked if Kouvalis is still doing work for the Progressive Conservatives.

Employment and Social Development Canada has announced it will conduct a national count of homeless Canadians in March and April. However, policy experts don’t see it as the right move during a pandemic.

An urban climate change centre will be established and operated by Simon Fraser University through a $22-million self-sustained federal endowment, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Reflecting on her first 100 days in office while navigating public health restrictions, Green Party leader guesses she has likely done 90 stakeholder meetings. “We really tried to do all the things that you would do," she said.

OTTAWA — Canada’s biggest province declared a new state of emergency Tuesday and is invoking a stay−at−home order as COVID−19 threatens to overwhelm Ontario hospitals.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conducted a small shuffle of his ministers before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament.

With Joe Biden's inauguration just 10 days out, the U.S. capital battened down the hatches on Monday, January 11, 2021, as the chilling truth of the Capitol Hill incursion and the dire consequences for Donald Trump both came into sharper focus.

The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The federal government has ordered that anyone applying for COVID-19 benefits will need to report whether they have recently travelled outside of the country — though it isn’t clear how it will catch and penalize any cheaters.

New restrictions to fight skyrocketing rates of COVID-19 were being considered by Ontario's cabinet on Monday, January 11, 2021, night, although a curfew was not one of them.

The federal information watchdog is calling for the offices of the prime minister and other cabinet members to be included under the Access to Information Act.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conduct a small shuffle of his ministers today, January 12, 2021, before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament.