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Animated series profiles brave women, including Canada's first Black female lawyer
EDMONTON - Jo-Anne Henry says her mother never described herself as a rebel. "I don't ever remember my mom saying, 'I was the first Black woman lawyer in all of Canada,'" Henry said in a phone intervi...
Feb 01, 2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor unio...
Feb 01, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district "...
Jan 31, 2026
Change in government wouldn't stop Alberta separatist movement, says leader
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals for past and present separatist movements in Canada, but a separatist leader in Alberta said his group will still push to lea...
Jan 31, 2026
Arctic sovereignty: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway next week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and...
Jan 31, 2026
New Brunswick-based soldier has died in Latvia, Canadian Armed Forces say
The Canadian Armed Forces say a service member has died in Latvia. The military says in a news release that Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, who was part of the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latv...
Jan 31, 2026 A Canadian soldier takes part in an announcement in Petawawa, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
'Canada is not Minnesota,' minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won't pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents. But he is quick to de...
Jan 31, 2026
Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country. The immigration department ...
Jan 31, 2026
B.C. says AI and data centre projects must compete for power in new selection process
British Columbia's government is launching a competitive selection process for artificial intelligence and data centre projects that would see companies fight over a set amount of power. B.C. Energy M...
Jan 30, 2026
Avi Lewis leads field in NDP leadership fundraising, followed by MP McPherson
OTTAWA - NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis has received the lion's share of campaign donations in the race so far, beating out the only sitting MP vying for the job. Elections Canada reports Lewis se...
Jan 30, 2026
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