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Roses FC unveiled as Montreal’s Northern Super League franchise
MONTREAL — Montreal’s Northern Super League team will be known as Roses FC. And coming…
Ex-chief of staff to public safety minister denies stalling spy warrant approval
OTTAWA — A former chief of staff to a Liberal public safety minister has denied…
Canada’s Fernandez defeats Rakhimova to advance to Round of 16 in Wuhan
WUHAN (AP) — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4)…
Six Canadian squads open their NHL seasons tonight
The Edmonton Oilers came up a goal and win short in June of winning the…
Official languages report questions enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges
OTTAWA — Canada’s official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec’s decision to cap the…
Higher rates of mental disorders, suicidal thoughts among transgender people: study
TORONTO — Serious mental health disorders and thoughts of suicide are more prevalent among people…
Liberal MP says his House of Commons penalty should have been the same as Poilievre’s
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Yvan Baker criticized House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus on Wednesday…
Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations
OTTAWA — Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon…
Bryan Adams decries elements of Ottawa’s online streaming rules
Global hitmaker Bryan Adams is adding his voice to opposition over new federal regulations on…
Focus on possibly treasonous MPs could become ‘kangaroo court’: ex-minister
OTTAWA — A former public safety minister says he is very worried the unfolding conversation…
Ottawa Rapid FC names former Danish captain Katrine Pedersen as its first head coach
Katrine Pedersen, who won a Danish-record 210 caps as a player and then served as…
Corrective to Oct. 9 story about Lebanon aid
OTTAWA — In a story on Oct. 9 about Canada donating another $15 million in…
Jacob Hoggard abandons bid to challenge 2022 conviction before Canada’s top court
TORONTO — Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has abandoned his bid to appeal his 2022 sexual…
Quebec government tables legislation to limit number of international students
MONTREAL — Quebec has introduced legislation to cap the number of international students in the…
Bloc leader, MPs and farmers press Senate to pass supply management bill
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and MPs from all parties in the House…
Hajdu, Woodhouse Nepinak urge MPs to drop politics, support First Nations water bill
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy…
Poilievre supports mandatory drug, psychiatric treatment for kids, prisoners
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric…
B.C. writer Steven Galloway’s defamation case clears court hurdle as appeal rejected
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a bid to appeal by accusers…
Senate passes Liberal, NDP bill to cover diabetes and birth control medication
OTTAWA — The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals…
Chiefs of Ontario to vote in favour of $47.8B child welfare agreement with Canada
OTTAWA — Chiefs in Ontario have voted in support of a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare…
Another Canadian reportedly dead in Lebanon amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it’s aware of reports of the death of a…
‘Break in the cooling trend’: Jobs report tops economists’ expectations in September
OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists’ expectations in September, adding more than…
Former public safety minister didn’t know about delayed spy warrant, he tells inquiry
OTTAWA — Former public safety minister Bill Blair told a federal inquiry Friday he had…
Trudeau touts ‘real progress’ on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday provinces and territories need to start negotiating…