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Former safety minister wants 'protective zones' for MPs' offices as threats increase
OTTAWA - Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of "protective zones" around political constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from a ri...
Jul 18, 2024
'Anything is possible': Gen. Jennie Carignan takes over command of Armed Forces
OTTAWA - Gen. Jennie Carignan was a little emotional on Thursday as she spoke to reporters about what it means to take over command of the Canadian Armed Forces. It's an honour that felt like the natu...
Jul 18, 2024
President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, has 'mild symptoms'
LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing "mild symptoms" including "general malaise" from the infection, the White H...
Jul 17, 2024
AFN head meets with Manitoba's viceregal to seek independent inquiry into killings
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba's lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Ci...
Jul 17, 2024
Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program
EDMONTON - Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers. Kevin Brezinski, in a report issued Wednesday, said these pr...
Jul 17, 2024
Republican National Convention focuses on foreign policy
MILWAUKEE - Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's record on foreign policy at the national convention in Milwaukee, as many party faithful called for America to step back from its contribu...
Jul 17, 2024
Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec
HALIFAX - The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all p...
Jul 17, 2024
In ethics hearing about Liberal minister, business exec admits he lied to a reporter
OTTAWA - The chief witness in a parliamentary probe said Wednesday that he lied to a reporter when asked about ethics allegations against a federal minister. MPs have been demanding clarity for weeks ...
Jul 17, 2024
B.C. pledges support for court challenge over equalization, mulls its own claim
HALIFAX - British Columbia is providing "full support" to Newfoundland and Labrador's court challenge over federal equalization payments, while it considers its own claim to ensure fair treatment from...
Jul 17, 2024
Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model
OTTAWA - The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within t...
Jul 17, 2024
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