Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says a meeting planned for Thursday between the federal and B.C. governments and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs is a "victory" for dialogue and peaceful resolution. Miller says it wasn't clear whether the m...

The federal Liberals say the overall risk to Canadians from the novel coronavirus remains low, but the public should be aware the situation is rapidly evolving. The government says emergency-response plans are in place in case the threat becomes m...

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he is scheduled to meet with the head of Ukraine International Airlines during a trip to Europe next week, where the topic of compensation for the families of downed Flight 752 is expected ...

Conservative MP Doug Shipley posed a pointed question of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair on Thursday morning during testimony at the House of Commons public safety and national security committee: do rail blockades in Quebec and Ontario constitu...

Financial experts say amid soaring real estate prices and persistently high household debt levels, financial transparency plays a bigger role than ever in solidifying romantic partnerships.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, after surviving the hot seat in Tuesday's televised debate, travelled to Myrtle Beach to close out his campaign in South Carolina before moving on to the Super Tuesday states. Supporters, who turned out in droves, say ...

Indigenous youth leaders say protests at government buildings, ports, highways and rail lines will continue until the RCMP and pipeline company Coastal GasLink leave traditional territories in northwest British Columbia. Indigenous youth and their...

Opposition leaders went after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the ongoing rail blockades today in the House of Commons, with the NDP pressing Trudeau to meet with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia and the Conservatives accu...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the federal government should move faster to claw back transfer payments to New Brunswick for failing to fund out-of-hospital abortions in the province. Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu tabled a report in the House...

As blockades continue to spring up across Canada in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs of British Columbia, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says it is important to allow law-enforcement agencies in each jurisdiction to do their work a...

Premier Jason Kenney told delegates at the Indigenous Participation in Major Projects conference in Calgary on Wednesday their opportunities to create jobs are being taken away by activists. He said the province is committed to back Indigenous par...

Medical officials in Ontario are reporting a fifth case of the novel coronavirus in the province. The Ministry of Health says the latest case of the virus known as COVID-19 is a woman in her 60s who had recently travelled to Iran. They say the wom...

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says people should think carefully about possible travel plans for spring break in light of the spread of the new coronavirus overseas. Large numbers of confirmed cases of the virus have recentl...

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Armed with public ire over ongoing rail and road blockades and concern over a decision by Tech Frontier to cancel its proposed mine project in Alberta, Conservatives pressed government on its plan to support Canada's oil and gas sector during ques...

Federal cabinet ministers say they understand there is growing frustration caused by ongoing rail and road disruptions, but they also stress the only way to peacefully resolve the crisis is through negotiation. Economic Development Minister Melani...

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the sector is near the tipping point as blockades erected to protest a pipeline project in B.C. continue to cause havoc with Canada’s rail system. Speaking in Ottawa on Tuesday, CFA president Mary Robins...

Protesters have set up a blockade on popular commuter rail line near Hamilton halting passenger train service. A Metrolinx spokeswoman says GO Train service near Hamilton has been affected as well as all points west on the route to Niagara Falls, ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is advising Canadians to "check before you go" when it comes to the coronavirus and overseas trips. The advice comes weeks before March break, when many Canadians will travel overseas.

About 300 supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline across their traditional territories gathered at the B.C. legislature Monday night in defiance of a court injunction prohibiting similar actions. Victoria Police offi...

After the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that the national carbon tax erodes provincial jurisdiction, federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said he believes the Supreme Court of Canada will ultimately uphold the pricing scheme.

The Liberal government has introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for intolerably ill Canadians to get medical help to end their lives. Health Minister Patty Hajdu, with Justice Minister David Lametti and Disability Inclusion Minister Ca...

Premier Jason Kenney says the decision by Teck Resources to not proceed with a massive oilsands mining project is the direct result of federal dithering on the approval process and recent rail line blockades by protesters. Opposition NDP Leader Ra...

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Monday he is more committed than ever to finding a peaceful resolution to the protests blocking rail lines. Miller said the RCMP met the chiefs demand to close their office on the traditional territory...

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is blaming the Liberal government over Teck Resources' decision to suspend plans for a major new oilsands mine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Conservatives do not understand that building the economy and ...

B.C.'s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says illicit drug overdoses killed 981 people last year, which represents about 2.7 deaths a day. She says the numbers of overdose deaths are down 36 per cent compared to 2018, but they are virtually the same as ...

The federal government was urged Monday to increase the amount of diversity within the senior ranks of the public service. The call came during a gathering of black public servants, who urged more action to eliminate racism and discrimination with...

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says a man in his 40s is the province’s seventh confirmed case of novel coronavirus. She says the man is closely connected to BC’s sixth confirmed case, a woman in her 30s who recently travelled to Iran a...

After years of pleading from fans, the cast of NBC’s hit series,"Friends," are officially reuniting.

After years of pleading from fans, the cast of NBC’s hit series,"Friends," are officially reuniting.

Statistics Canada says there are fewer people living in poverty in Canada with 8.7 per cent falling below the country's low-income threshold. Speaking about the numbers, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, the federal minister in charge of a...

Ontario's newest case of the novel coronavirus has now been confirmed as positive, though health officials say her illness is mild. The woman in her 20s recently returned from China and had an intermittent cough that had been improving.

Manitoba's Kerri Einarson edges Ontario's Rachel Homan 8-7 in an extra end to win Canadian women's curling title. Einarson's team will represent Canada at the world championship.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off his re-election campaign Saturday night, a move he makes more than two years ahead of the next provincial election and on the same day union activists vowed to fight his government ahead of the vote.Ford made t...

Governor General Julie Payette visited a fire hall in Vancouver to meet with firefighters, police and officials including the mayor, British Columbia's lieutenant governor and the chief medical health officer for the Vancouver Coastal Health autho...

A crowd of labour activists demonstrated outside of the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention Saturday, demanding the government stop cuts to key public services like education and health care.Protesters waving flags and placards filled the ...

Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation said his people are willing to engage in nation-to-nation talks with B.C. and federal governments, but not until the RCMP in B.C. have left traditional Wet'suwet'en territory entirely and Coastal GasLi...

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inaction on rail blockades across Canada has emboldened anti-energy protesters. Scheer says it is appropriate for the government to direct the RCMP to keep infrastructure proje...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says after two weeks, barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes have to come down. He said injunctions to clear tracks must be obeyed and the law must be upheld, and there's no point making the sa...

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada is trying to offer the most tailored consular services to the roughly 40 Canadians hospitalized in Japan with the coronavirus. He told reporters in Montreal that he called the CEO of...

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is scoffing at a letter signed by dozens of Nobel prizewinners urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deny approval to a massive oilsands project in Alberta. A decision on the $20.6-billion, 260,000-barrel-per-day pro...

Conservative MPs say the ongoing rail blockades in support of the Wet'suwet'en of British Columbia mean seniors might be denied needed propane, farmers cannot get their products to market and some impatient people are taking matters into their own...

The leaders of Ontario's main teachers' unions say they hope a joint strike and massive protest today send a unified message to the Doug Ford government. Thousands of teachers and education workers are gathering at the legislature during a provinc...

A B.C. woman who recently travelled in Iran is suspected to be the province's sixth case of novel coronavirus, says Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry. She says the women is in her 30s returned to B.C. this week after being in Iran. Henry says...

The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP declined to launch a public interest investigation into RCMP actions on Wet'suwet'en traditional territory. Chairperson Michelaine Lahaie says in a letter the same broad issues have alread...

Protesters, well-prepared and with provisions, maintained a blockade near Montreal for a second day. Their presence forced the closure of a second commuter train line. CN Rail was seeking an injunction to remove protesters.

Parks Canada archaeologists say last summer was the best season they've had yet for exploring the sunken wrecks of the Franklin expedition. They found personal items like a hairbrush and a toothbrush, china plates from the captain's pantry, a liqu...