Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over rights and title
SMITHERS, B.C. - Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their ti...
Apr 30, 2020
Golf and camping: Alberta's emergence from COVID shutdown includes the outdoors
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. The gradual approach begins Friday with access to...
Apr 30, 2020
Alberta set for business reopening May 14, golf Saturday, some services Monday
EDMONTON - Alberta will soon begin emerging from its COVID-19 lockdown, with the first major date for business reopenings set for May 14. Premier Jason Kenney says the multi-stage rollout will depend ...
Apr 30, 2020
MPs issue mandatory summons for WHO's Bruce Aylward to testify before committee
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have issued a mandatory summons to Canadian World Health Organization expert Bruce Aylward, after he turned down repeated invitations to testify to a House of Commons co...
Apr 30, 2020
Judge sides with feds in case of Quebec man accused of crimes against humanity
OTTAWA - A federal judge says there are reasonable grounds to believe a Quebec resident was complicit in crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia. In a ruling Thursday, Federal Court...
Apr 30, 2020
Gloves off for MacKay, O'Toole campaigns as Tory leadership race resumes
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates Peter MacKay and Erin O'Toole wasted little time Thursday leaping back into full campaign - and attack - mode after new fundraising numbers highlighted thei...
Apr 30, 2020
Global philanthropists, experts call for COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
OTTAWA - Leading philanthropists and immunization experts say the world lacks the ability to properly manufacture, finance and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, even if one were found by the end of the y...
Apr 30, 2020
Feds to ban gun used in Montreal massacre, other assault-style rifles
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to begin fulfilling a key electoral promise by banning a variety of assault-style rifles, including the type used in the 1989 mass shooting in Montreal. Durin...
Apr 30, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. Health Canada and the RCMP have seized more than 1,500 unauthorized COVID-19 test kits from a person in Richmon...
Apr 30, 2020
Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could go even higher if emergency measure...
Apr 30, 2020
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