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Trudeau warns fear-mongering over immigration will be part of election campaign
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Justin Trudeau is warning voters to be wary of fear-mongering about immigration, suggesting the issue will be a hot-button topic during the federal election campa...
Jan 26, 2019
Former Liberal Raj Grewal says he's staying on as MP, says he has grown
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal says he's staying on as the member of Parliament for Brampton East. Last November, Grewal announced he was taking a leave to deal with what he called a co...
Jan 25, 2019
Undercover agents target Toronto-based cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab
NEW YORK - The Toronto-based researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in...
Jan 25, 2019
Feds sued for short-changing disabled veterans and alleged cover-up
TORONTO - The federal government knowingly short-changed hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans and RCMP members about $165 million in benefits, a proposed class action filed in Federal Court...
Jan 25, 2019
McCallum says dropping Meng extradition would be 'great' for Canada: report
VANCOUVER - A media report is quoting Canada's ambassador to China as saying it would be "great for Canada" if the United States drops an extradition request against a Huawei executive, the day after ...
Jan 25, 2019
Canadians rescue five injured peacekeepers following second attack in a week
OTTAWA - Canadian peacekeepers in Mali launched their second medical-evacuation mission in less than a week after a UN armoured vehicle triggered an explosive device Friday, killing two and wounding s...
Jan 25, 2019
UCP donations nearly double NDP's in 2018 as Alberta election approaches
CALGARY - Documents show Alberta's Opposition United Conservative Party raised more money in the fourth quarter of last year than the governing New Democrats did in all of 2018. New figures from Elect...
Jan 25, 2019
The battle for 2019 has already begun: Conservatives gearing up for election
OTTAWA - Canada's Conservatives are unapologetically in unofficial election campaign mode as they gather in Ottawa for a three-day caucus retreat this weekend. The MPs and Senators are gathering partl...
Jan 25, 2019
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
Parks Canada says it won't go ahead with a plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway that runs through Banff and Jasper national parks. The federal agency had budget...
Jan 25, 2019
Canada endorses Venezuelan opposition leader as interim president
OTTAWA - Canada joined several other countries in the Americas Wednesday in recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's interim president. A statement fro...
Jan 25, 2019
