Category Archives: Canada

SAINT-AGAPIT, Que. - Days into the provincial election campaign, the Quebec Liberal Party is still far short of a full slate of candidates. As of this morning the party that formed the official Opposi...

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says two cabinet ministers from Ontario - Filomena Tassi and Helena Jaczek - are swapping roles in a minor shuffle at Rideau Hall today. Tassi moves from the Procu...

WASHINGTON - A new survey suggests Canadians see the spread of false information online and climate change as the two most worrisome global threats of the modern age. In the poll by the Pew Research C...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

MONTREAL - Gun control advocates are sounding out Quebec's main political parties ahead of the Oct. 3 election to see where they stand on issues such as a handgun ban and a gun buyback program. "Quebe...

IBERVILLE, Que. - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is campaigning today in the electoral district of Iberville - a riding the party won in 2018 but then lost after its member joined the C...

OTTAWA - Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney says Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, was a "great man" who will be "sorely missed" on the world stage. Gorbachev, who dur...

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is running on a joint ticket to reclaim the leadership of the Green Party, sources say. The former party leader is expected to launch a joint bid for the leadership Wednesday in...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for a $13.2-billion surplus in this budget year. It's an exponential escalation from the $511-million surplus forecast when the pr...

OTTAWA - Former Liberal MP Michael Levitt is criticizing his old caucus colleagues for not speaking out against statements made by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant at an agency that received governme...