Browsing: Politics News

Laval Mayor Stephane Boyer said Monday he has been diagnosed with a meningioma and will remain in office while cutting back public appearances this fall. He leads Quebec’s third-largest city.

An analysis of federal proactive publication data finds 37 of 98 nil contract reports fall in quarters when the same organizations disclosed contracts.

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 carries 370 binding conditions from its 2023 approval. National interest status targets one remaining permit. Comments close Oct. 1.

Federal departments flagged only two minister’s office contracts in 2026. A review of the full history of that field in Ottawa’s contracts register shows it is barely used and demonstrably miscoded.

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette has called a special cabinet meeting for Monday, putting her election campaign on hold one day before Canadian…

Ottawa spent $3,246 processing the average access to information request in 2024-25, and $67 per request at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Three federal registers reconcile to the dollar, and the 48-to-one gap has widened every year since 2022-23.

Elections Alberta apologized for mail-in referendum packages that carried an outdated declaration line, and for packages missing ballot questions. Voters are told to strike the line out and return the form; the deadline to apply for a special ballot is Sept. 25.

Elections Alberta has moved the special ballot application deadline from Oct. 9 to Sept. 25 after mail-in requests for the Oct. 19 referendum reached 290,000.

Forever Canadian’s unity bus handed out lawn signs in Calgary Saturday as federal Conservatives launched a remain campaign ahead of Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum.

Ottawa named Patrick Pichette CEO of Digital Transformation Canada on Sept. 3. In April he urged Liberals to shut the TN visa program or charge grads $500,000.