Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker ship...

HALIFAX - The partial reversal of some of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's controversial budget cuts will still result in the loss of Mi'kmaq programs that were built to address systemic and historic...

OTTAWA - Two former advisers on Ottawa's climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada's independent ne...

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa will bring home Canadian men detained during the rule of the Islamic State group. The Iraqi claim followed a mee...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism...

MONTREAL - The federal government has agreed to Quebec's demand to extend temporary work permits for skilled workers while the province processes their permanent residency applications. Jol Lightbound...

OTTAWA - As Canada's national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there are questions about the exact role her apparent successor will play. Early this month, Prime Minister ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability - a key issue for many voters going into November's...

OTTAWA - Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal advice to veterans and RCMP members who have been denied disability benefits is about to see its workforce cut almost...

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal of the Town of Canmore's "livability tax." The levy is aimed at taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the y...