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NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s…
‘Running in fear’: Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event
When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the…
‘Special with the puck’: Canadian phenom McKenna ready for liftoff at world juniors
Willie Desjardins has always cut an intense figure behind the bench. Every so often when…
NSL’s Montreal Roses sign Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk
MONTREAL — The Montreal Roses announced the signing of Canadian forward Tanya Boychuk on Thursday.…
Yager named captain, Molendyk and Ritchie alternates for Canada’s world junior team
OTTAWA — Centre Brayden Yager has been named captain of Canada’s team for the upcoming…
Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced two new appointments to the Senate, including…
Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people
OTTAWA — The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful…
MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his…
Canada Post starts accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations
OTTAWA — Canada Post has started accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it…
Alberta’s Smith disappointed federal pension plan report offers no estimate of share
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has heard back from Canada’s chief…
Trudeau’s ‘fixer’ Dominic LeBlanc steps up for prime minister in time of crisis
OTTAWA — Dominic LeBlanc is helping Justin Trudeau hold the house together even as a…
LeBlanc says it’s not the government’s job to respond to everything Trump posts
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it’s not the Liberal government’s job to respond…
B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa’s similar changes
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to…
Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
OTTAWA — For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in…
Canada dumps Switzerland 7-1 in pre-tournament game ahead of world juniors
OTTAWA — Easton Cowan scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 7-1 win…
Drama eclipses Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle amid sabre rattling over election timing
OTTAWA — Political drama eclipsed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to rejuvenate his cabinet with…
In the news today: Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
The Latest: Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet as his future remains in question
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled cabinet today, filling vacancies left by Liberals who…
‘I’m really humbled’: veteran coach Dave Cameron set to lead Canada at world juniors
Dave Cameron had just hung up his skates. It was 1985 and he needed a…
Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down
OTTAWA — The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the…
Jonathan David, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer Players of the Year
Jonathan David and Vanessa Gilles, two of the first names on the Canadian team sheet,…
A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet
OTTAWA — A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet: Rachel Bendayan, official…
Fake nurse’s ‘deep seated dishonesty’ adds four more years to prison term: B.C. judge
VANCOUVER — A fake nurse who “used a weapon each time she inserted a needle”…
What happened during the fall sitting of the House of Commons, by the numbers
OTTAWA — The fall sitting of the House of Commons featured non-confidence votes, plenty of…