Category Archives: National News – CP

Twenty Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's 47-member United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall campaign has also been ap...

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended the licence of the province's top-billing doctor. As first reported by the news website allNewfoundlandLabrado...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next ambassador to Washington will have a window to prepare for the next phase of trade relations with the United States. Carney noted Wednesday Canad...

QUBEC - The Quebec government tabled a wide-ranging public security bill Wednesday that would forbid criminal groups from displaying their colours, create a sex offender registry and forbid protests n...

MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police have launched a criminal investigation of the provincial Liberal party, prompting some Liberals to voice doubts about the continued leadership of former fede...

EDMONTON - Danielle Smith has become the second Alberta premier - and the first in almost 90 years - to face a citizen-led petition drive to get her removed from her seat in the legislature. Smith and...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has made last-minute changes to a bill after the province's chief electoral officer warned it would impede the independence of his office. The legislation, tabled last ...

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he intends to remain in office even as some members of his party appear to be speculating about his departure. According to an article published in the Jour...

VICTORIA - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says "nobody wants to elect a government that is kooky" as the B.C. Conservatives embark on a leadership contest, urging them to focus on econo...

MONTREAL - Air Transat says it managed to cap its flight cancellations at just 18 as it prepared for a possible strike that has now been averted. Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the airline, says the su...