Long talks and tomato sandwiches: What I’ll remember most about Murray Sinclair
Nearly a decade ago, on my first day working at the national wire service, I was given an important assignment...
Kristy Kirkup
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Civilians who ran to help Nathan Cirillo during 2014 Ottawa attack should be officially recognized, current and former parliamentarians say
A decade ago, Martin Magnan was walking in downtown Ottawa near the National War Memorial when he heard three gunshots...
Eric Hoskins, NDP urge senators to pass pharmacare bill amid calls to clarify legislation
Senators should pass pharmacare legislation as soon as possible without amendments, says the former chair of an advisory council who...
Pharmacare bill would see medications paid for, administered through public plan, Holland writes in letter
Health Minister Mark Holland has written a Senate committee studying the pharmacare legislation to confirm that the government intends for...
Veteran MPs urge action to address threats to politicians before federal election campaign
It was supposed to be a routine rally for Justin Trudeau during the 2021 election campaign – an outdoor event...
Longest ballot in Canadian history could delay vote result in Montreal by-election
Voters in a hotly contested Montreal federal by-election will find themselves holding the longest ballot in Canadian history, which could...
Pierre Poilievre to focus on economic reconciliation in speech at AFN meeting
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will underscore the importance of economic reconciliation and recognize that the historic relationship between First Nations...
Two former Liberal ministers say Trudeau should resign following Toronto by-election loss
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls from two Chrétien-era Liberal cabinet ministers to step down as party leader, with...
Liberal Party apologizes to Speaker Greg Fergus after posting partisan language on ad for campaign event
The Liberal Party of Canada apologized Tuesday afternoon to one of its MPs, Greg Fergus, who also serves as the...
House Speaker Greg Fergus accused of using ‘very partisan’ language about Pierre Poilievre in ad promoting coming event
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is facing criticism over language used in an advertisement promoting a coming event that...
Air Canada says it is reviewing policies after ‘regrettable incident’ that saw removal of national chief’s headdress from airline cabin
Air Canada says it is reviewing its policies as a result of a “regrettable incident” that involved airline staff taking...
Internal review of federal contracting uncovers $5-million in fraudulent billing by private contractors, Ottawa says
An internal review of federal contracting has found nearly $5-million in fraudulent billing by three private subcontractors, prompting the government...
ArriveCan vendor won Defence contract on the day founder joined public service
Dalian Enterprises, one of the vendors hired by the federal government to work on its troubled ArriveCan app, was awarded...
RCMP accused of pattern of mistreatment toward Rebel News
A statement of claim was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Tuesday that alleges the arrest of...
Liberals have not agreed to fully fund diabetes medications in pharmacare talks, Singh says
The Liberal government has not agreed to fully fund diabetes medications, which remains an outstanding issue in negotiations on pharmacare...
NDP, Liberal pharmacare negotiations include talks to fund birth control, diabetes medications
The federal government is strongly considering covering the costs of birth control as part of its negotiations with the NDP...
Provinces, territories ask for indefinite pause to MAID for individuals with mental illness
Health ministers from seven provinces and all territories have signed a letter to their federal counterpart urging Ottawa to indefinitely...
Conservatives say other parties blocking committee hearing on treatment of Rebel News personality by RCMP
The federal Conservatives say other political parties have blocked their call for a parliamentary committee to examine how a Rebel...
Canada urged to consider lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008
Health experts are urging the federal government to impose a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2008...
Former advisory council chair Eric Hoskins says better to get pharmacare bill right than rush it
The former chair of an advisory council that put forward a roadmap on pharmacare says he has been trying to...
NDP open to waiving end-of-year deadline for pharmacare legislation
The NDP is willing to waive a key deadline contained within its working agreement with the Liberals that states pharmacare...