Tag Archives: National

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan held to his leadership campaign slogan of being "Conservative without apology" and refused Wednesday to heed the demands of his fellow MPs to apologiz...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to try to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus through tracking down contacts of people who h...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Every summer, Cavendish, P.E.I. transforms from a sleepy seaside village of just 300 residents into a resort area teeming with thousands of tourists trying to connect with th...

OTTAWA - A global pandemic and the crash in oil prices helped push lobbying in Ottawa to record heights over the last two months. Statistics provided by the federal lobbying commissioner show 5,8...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...

WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green party. Glen Murray says his experience in a provincial government...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. The p...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 p.m. Vancouver's airport authority has started offering voluntary layoffs to its staff, due to a reduction in passen...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city. "Dealing with low oil prices, COVID-19 and now this massive flood that hasn...