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Federal ‘clerical error’ puts N.S. mom and daughter’s legal status at risk
HALIFAX — Since the school year began, Diana Calderón has spent most weekday afternoons driving…
Ottawa mayor promises to end youth homelessness in the city within five years
OTTAWA — Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he wants to end youth homelessness in the…
NDP seeking to scrap labour code section that lets Ottawa shut down strikes
OTTAWA — NDP MP and labour critic Alexandre Boulerice said Tuesday his party plans to…
Ottawa extends taxpayers’ ombudsman’s term for another 2 years
OTTAWA — The federal government is keeping the taxpayers’ ombudsman in his role for another…
AFN chiefs warn federal budget cuts will hurt First Nations
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs are warning Ottawa that any cuts to federal funding for…
Montreal man who attacked Jewish father in park not criminally responsible
MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has declared that a man charged with attacking a Jewish…
PM Carney meets with cabinet, Saskatchewan premier, canola industry leaders Tuesday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has a series of meetings set for Tuesday with…
Here’s a list of August inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of August inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada says.…
In the news today: MPs trade jabs as House of Commons returns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some First Nations
VICTORIA — The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive…
Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding mandatory proof of citizenship…
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu expects unpaid airline work probe to wrap up in December
GATINEAU — The federal government’s probe into allegations about unpaid work in Canada’s airline sector…
Liberals, Conservatives talk co-operation but trade jabs as Parliament returns
OTTAWA — After talking up the prospect of cross-party collaboration in the House of Commons,…
Leaders spar over Quebec energy deal as Newfoundland and Labrador campaign begins
ST. JOHN’S — The leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest political parties took shots at…
RCMP officer says colleague didn’t apologize for nickname, contradicts his testimony
An RCMP officer has told a code-of-conduct hearing in British Columbia that she never received…
Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say
MONTREAL — The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in…
‘Very low odds’: Top court expert says B.C. ostrich case will struggle to get hearing
An expert on the Supreme Court of Canada says a British Columbia ostrich farm faces…
A timeline of B.C. ostrich farm’s battle to prevent cull of 400 birds
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the…
Five takeaways from the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday — the…
Fintrac fines Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority $1.1M
OTTAWA — The federal financial intelligence unit responsible for monitoring money laundering and terrorist financing…
Quebec mom who abandoned toddler along Ontario highway not criminally responsible
A Montreal mother who abandoned her three-year-old girl in a rural Ontario field in June…
Elections Canada to launch review following issues with special ballots
OTTAWA — Elections Canada is launching a probe into problems with special ballots in the…
Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
SURREY — Dozens of extortion attempts and shootings in Surrey, B.C., are threatening the way…