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'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. The...

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King given 3-month conditional sentence

Ottawa -- 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this...

Singh says pipelines would not be first priority for NDP energy policy

Singh says pipelines would not be first priority for NDP energy policy

HAMILTON -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he sees an east-west clean electricity corridor as his first priority for expanding...

Singh says NDP expects snap election call if Carney wins Liberal leadership

Singh says NDP expects snap election call if Carney wins Liberal leadership

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he doesn't think he'll have to chose between voting on tariff relief or bringing down...

Singh says NDP expects snap election call if Carney wins Liberal leadership

Singh says NDP expects snap election call if Carney wins Liberal leadership

OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday he doesn't think he'll have to chose between voting on tariff relief...

As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate

As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate

OTTAWA -- Canada's auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to...

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

OTTAWA -- A Conservative government would built a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting"...

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

A Conservative government would built a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting" Canada's foreign...

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it

OTTAWA -- A Conservative government would built a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting"...

Trump will formally announce steel and aluminum duties Monday, including on Canada

Trump will formally announce steel and aluminum duties Monday, including on Canada

OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum...

Trump will formally announce 25% steel and aluminum duties Monday, including on Canada

Trump will formally announce 25% steel and aluminum duties Monday, including on Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on...

Martinez-Ferrada won't seek re-election, is running to be Montreal's mayor

Martinez-Ferrada won't seek re-election, is running to be Montreal's mayor

OTTAWA -- Soraya Martinez-Ferrada has resigned her posts as federal tourism minister and Liberal party national campaign co-chair to pursue...

Tourism minister won't seek re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

Tourism minister won't seek re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

OTTAWA -- Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez-Ferrada has resigned from cabinet and as the Liberal party national campaign co-chair.

Tourism minister won't see re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

Tourism minister won't see re-election, vies for Montreal municipal party leadership

OTTAWA -- Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez-Ferrada says she will not seek re-election and instead is looking to become mayor of...

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total

OTTAWA -- The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected...

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP totals

Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP totals

OTTAWA -- The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected...

Trudeau, Tusk warn that 'never again' is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism

Trudeau, Tusk warn that 'never again' is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism

WARSAW -- The notion that "never again" can the world allow something like the Holocaust to happen feels like it...

Trudeau concluded by Poland trip with a nuclear energy co-operation deal with PM Tusk

Trudeau concluded by Poland trip with a nuclear energy co-operation deal with PM Tusk

KRAKOW -- Canada and Poland have signed a deal which will allow Canadian companies to support Polish efforts to begin...

Trudeau concludes Poland trip with a nuclear energy co-operation deal with PM Tusk

Trudeau concludes Poland trip with a nuclear energy co-operation deal with PM Tusk

KRAKOW -- Canada and Poland have signed a deal which will allow Canadian companies to support Polish efforts to begin...

Trudeau to meet Polish PM and sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement

Trudeau to meet Polish PM and sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement

KRAKOW -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Warsaw today to meet with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk.

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring on another Holocaust 80 years later

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring on another Holocaust 80 years later

KRAKOW -- As she prepared to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Miriam Ziegler vividly recalled how it felt to be a little...

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later

KRAKOW -- Miriam Ziegler said she's reminded of being an eight-year-old girl, left all by herself, as she prepares to...

World leaders, survivors in Poland for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

World leaders, survivors in Poland for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

KRAKOW -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate...

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

OTTAWA -- On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps...

Refugee advocates want Canada to make exemption for U.S. transgender asylum claims

Refugee advocates want Canada to make exemption for U.S. transgender asylum claims

OTTAWA -- Refugee advocacy groups are asking the federal immigration minister to make an exemption in the Safe Third Country...

Immigration minister says U.S. is still safe for refugees despite Trump's rhetoric

Immigration minister says U.S. is still safe for refugees despite Trump's rhetoric

OTTAWA -- Refugee advocacy groups are pushing back as the federal immigration minister says Ottawa still regards the U.S. as...

Universities face 'across the board' cuts in wake of international student cap

Universities face 'across the board' cuts in wake of international student cap

OTTAWA -- Canadian colleges and universities are responding to a cash crunch brought on by Ottawa's cut to international student...

Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs

Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs

Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about...

Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs

Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs

OTTAWA -- Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to...

Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open

Smith opposes blocking energy exports to U.S. but Ford wants to keep option open

Edmonton -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, cautioned Ottawa against blocking...

Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

"Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways." With those words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his time in office, having brought...

Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

Justin Trudeau's own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics

OTTAWA -- "Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways."

Retaliatory tariffs expected next week as Trudeau, premiers meet on Trump threats

Retaliatory tariffs expected next week as Trudeau, premiers meet on Trump threats

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers will meet in Ottawa Jan. 15 to finalize a plan to...

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

OTTAWA -- Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada...

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada -- but...

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

OTTAWA -- Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada...

Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships

Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships

OTTAWA -- Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a...

Liberal caucus to meet Wednesday as calls mount for Trudeau to resign

Liberal caucus to meet Wednesday as calls mount for Trudeau to resign

OTTAWA -- Justin Trudeau's Liberal caucus will meet on Wednesday as calls from MPs mount for the prime minister to...

Trudeau attending U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting amid calls for resignation

Trudeau attending U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting amid calls for resignation

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee, as...

Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters

Possible scenarios that could play out in Ottawa as the Liberal government teeters

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is said to be reflecting on his future over the holidays after the resignation...

'We need new leadership': Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation

'We need new leadership': Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation

OTTAWA -- The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader in a...

Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation in letter

Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau's resignation in letter

OTTAWA -- The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader in a...

Criminologist says Canada should better track foreign student departures

Criminologist says Canada should better track foreign student departures

OTTAWA -- A Canadian criminologist who once worked on inland immigration enforcement for the Canada Border Services Agency says Canada...

Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect

OTTAWA -- Immigration measures announced as part of Canada's border response to president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat...

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taking part in a cabinet committee meeting on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing...

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taking part in a cabinet committee meeting on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for...

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

Trudeau participates in Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taking part in a cabinet committee meeting on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing...

Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister

Overheated immigration system needed 'discipline' infusion: minister

OTTAWA -- An "overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus...

MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

MPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his cabinet Friday when he shuffles...

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning.

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority government. He is ending the year...

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives

OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority government. He is ending...

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister, Energy Minister...

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's departure

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's departure

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation, the natural resources...

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation, the natural resources...

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister...

Bloc Leader Blanchet pushes for January election call after Freeland resignation

Bloc Leader Blanchet pushes for January election call after Freeland resignation

OTTAWA -- Bloc Quebecois Leader YYves-Francois Blanchet says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the political, moral and ethical...

Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass 'lost Canadians' bill

Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass 'lost Canadians' bill

OTTAWA -- An Ontario Superior Court judge has "reluctantly" given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed...

With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break

With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break

OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting...

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic...