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There was no shortage of storylines during the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off — but when the league announced the international...
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There was no shortage of storylines during the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off — but when the league announced the international...
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While taking questions after announcing he would be stepping down as prime minister on Monday, Justin Trudeau was asked to...
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Updated spending, opposition business must be dealt with by Dec. 10, according to House rules, An ongoing debate in the...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn't commit to reimbursing provinces when asked about premiers' concerns. Two premiers are asking Ottawa to...
MPs have been debating a privilege motion since late September, putting other House business on hold. A debate that has...
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Canada's auditor general will conduct a full audit of all government contracts awarded to GC Strategies, the company at the...
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The RCMP says it already has the documents at the centre of a debate that has brought government business in...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc...
House Speaker Greg Fergus docked questions from Pierre Poilievre on Thursday after the Conservative leader declined to withdraw comments he...
Trudeau had accused Conservative MP of making 'casual homophobic comments' during Wednesday's question period. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis is denying...
NDP MP Jenny Kwan had argued that by withholding names, the report had cast suspicion on all MPs. MPs will...
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MPs return Monday to a House of Commons that promises to be even more volatile than it was when they...
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After multiple water main breaks and floods across the country this summer, municipalities and experts are warning that urban flooding...
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Justice Minister Arif Virani says he has received the review of online comments made by incoming human rights commissioner Birju...
Diane Daly told a committee of MPs she fears she could lose her job for testifying truthfully. A public servant...
Organized crime groups have shifted their efforts away from importing the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and are now producing it...
Questions swirl amid federal response to the Jasper wildfire. The federal minister responsible for emergency preparedness hasn't ruled out the...
The Bank of Canada is projecting that the federal government could fall short of its goal to shrink temporary residents'...
Justice Minister Arif Virani has deleted a video about the Liberal government's capital gains tax changes that contained inaccurate information...
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is speaking out against an antisemtic poster that called him a neo-Nazi and saying he should...
In his first address to party faithful since Monday's byelection loss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the defeat but didn't...
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