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Presidents and prime ministers: How cross-border personality clashes could play out
WASHINGTON — President John F. Kennedy stood before Canadian lawmakers elucidating the important relationship between…
Poll suggests more than half of Canadians unaware of gridlock in House of Commons
OTTAWA — A debate has ground work in the House of Commons to a halt…
What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls for his resignation for more than…
Calgary Wild FC women’s pro soccer team announces its leaders
CALGARY — Soccer so foundational to her life, Lara Murphy is putting her skills and…
Group calls for for better pay, equipment for wildfire fighters
OTTAWA — Last May, when Jenny Saulnier was home alone with her dog in Nova…
Blue Bombers can clinch first in West with win, tie against Alouettes
Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers head into their regular-season finale with the ability…
As federal workers fight office mandate, study finds remote work has climate benefits
Federal public servants in Ottawa who work remotely contributed 25 per cent fewer emissions than…
Quick Quotes: What Liberal MPs have to say as the caucus debates Trudeau’s future
OTTAWA — Here are some notable quotes from Liberal members of Parliament as they headed…
A look at what people are saying about the Bank of Canada’s rate decision
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis…
Riders’ Milligan earns three CFL individual award nominations
TORONTO — Rolan Milligan Jr. has put together quite a 2024 season. The Saskatchewan Roughriders…
Majority of Canadians want to preserve CBC and continue funding it: survey
A national survey about the role of a public broadcaster in today’s media climate suggests…
Abdelrazik tells of despair when Ottawa denied him passport to return home from Sudan
OTTAWA — Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court Wednesday about the roller-coaster of emotions he experienced…
Alberta, Ottawa discuss funding for homelessness, more talks expected in coming days
EDMONTON — The federal housing minister and the Alberta minister in charge of the file…
Trudeau announces massive drop in immigration targets as Liberals make major pivot
OTTAWA — The federal government slashed immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth…
Visual artist Abbas Akhavan to represent Canada at 2026 Venice Biennale exhibition
OTTAWA — Montreal-based visual artist Abbas Akhavan will represent Canada at one of the biggest…
Trudeau says he will lead party into next election despite caucus revolt
OTTAWA — One day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a letter from…
Joly at Paris summit on Lebanon as Canadian donation-matching goal falling short
OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian groups is raising the alarm about a shortfall in…
NDP plan motion to push back against anti-abortion ‘creep’ from Conservatives
OTTAWA — The NDP is taking aim at the Conservatives on abortion by putting forward…
Quebec says it’s ready to start accepting advanced MAID requests as of Oct. 30
MONTREAL — Quebec’s Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand…
World champions St. Germain, Crawford headline Alpine Canada’s 2024-25 team
CALGARY — World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada’s alpine ski team…
Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing
OTTAWA — Participants in a federal public inquiry are calling on Ottawa to take bolder…
Canada’s Andreescu, Fernandez fall in quarterfinals at Tokyo’s Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO — Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the…
Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister
OTTAWA — Canada’s long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the…
New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback
OTTAWA — The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport…