Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
OTTAWA -- For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions --...
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Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator
OTTAWA -- The first person to ever serve as the member of Parliament for Nunavut is being appointed to the...
Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge
OTTAWA -- The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 205...
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic...
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA -- Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to...
Housing unaffordability still rising despite billions in government measures: PBO
OTTAWA -- The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the number of households in need is still rising even though Canada is...
Trudeau's comments on Kamala Harris 'not helpful,' premiers say, as Musk blasts PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments likening Kamala Harris's election loss to an attack on women's rights and progress earned him...
Elon Musk calls Trudeau 'insufferable' after remark on Kamala Harris defeat
OTTAWA -- Billionaire Elon Musk called Canada's prime minister an "insufferable tool" on his social media platform today.
Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S...
Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The...
Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Wednesday to talk Canada-U.S. relations, marking their...
Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women's progress
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat...
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against
MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending. The money, which is supplementary to this year's...
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against
OTTAWA -- MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending.
Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for billions of dollars in funding as...
Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending
Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government bill asking for billions in funding as the clock ticks...
Parliament set to hold an 11th hour vote on $21B in government spending
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for billions of dollars in funding as...
Canada's Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats
OTTAWA -- Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging...
Plan to add resources to border will come before Trump inauguration: LeBlanc
OTTAWA -- Canada will beef up its border security in time for the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, Public Safety...
Canada is mulling giving more power to patrol border, though not a priority: minister
OTTAWA -- Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is considering giving additional powers to the Canada Border Services...
Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not appear willing to budge on his plan to send a $250 rebate to "hardworking...
Trudeau noncommittal on expanding rebate beyond 'working Canadians'
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not appear willing to budge on his plan to send a $250 rebate...
Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says
The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with...
Ottawa delivers apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
OTTAWA -- The federal government has apologized for its role in the killing of sled dogs in Nunavik between the...
Ottawa to deliver apology, $45M in compensation for Nunavik Inuit dog slaughter
OTTAWA -- The federal government is providing $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik as part of Canada's apology...
Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some...
Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House
OTTAWA -- The federal government is asking Parliament for approval to spend billions of dollars, but the ongoing stalemate in...
Tories call on Boissoneault to resign amid apology over Indigenous ancestry claims
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa on Monday after a weeklong break with no sign of a resolution...
Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects
OTTAWA -- The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have on the country's housing shortage...
Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO
OTTAWA -- Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have...
Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free. In...
Chrystia Freeland says carbon rebate for small businesses will be tax-free
OTTAWA -- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses will be...
Canada steadfast on climate plan despite Trump re-election: Guilbeault
OTTAWA -- Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Donald Trump's re-election in the U.S. will not impact Canada's plan to fight...
Inuit leaders meeting with federal cabinet ministers on Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA -- Inuit leaders are meeting with federal cabinet ministers today to iron out the final details of their submissions...
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him
OTTAWA -- P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut, after he survived a tight confidence vote in the legislature...
House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo
Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall...
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok to face confidence vote Wednesday
OTTAWA -- Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok is expected to face a confidence vote today in the territorial legislature.
House of Commons committee looks to recall Tom Clark about New York City condo
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing...
House of Commons committee recalls Tom Clark to talk New York City condo
OTTAWA -- Conservative MPs want Canada's consul general in New York to testify at a House of Commons committee again...
Poland arrests 4 in plot to mail explosives to Canada and U.S.
Authorities in Poland have arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to mail explosives to Canada and the...
Bloc Québécois says it will end House of Commons stalemate if Liberals meet demands
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he's willing to end the stalemate in the House of Commons and get the...
Canadian charter flights leaving Lebanon have hundreds of empty seats, Global Affairs says
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says two flights chartered by the federal government to bring Canadians out of Lebanon left Beirut...
Conservative MP withdraws 'bathtub' comment at Speaker's request
Conservative MP Garnett Genuis has withdrawn a comment he made last week that the Liberals claimed was homophobic. Earlier Tuesday...
Chinese students in Canada say they've been targeted by Beijing's campaign of fear
Some Chinese students in Canada accuse Beijing of targeting them and their families back in China with online threats and...
The balance of power in Ottawa has shifted to the Bloc. So what does it want?
The top item on the Bloc Québécois' list of demands is a $16 billion piece of legislation. When the NDP...
The upstart Canadian Future Party launches into byelections — does it have a shot?
As the Canadian Future Party officially introduced its candidate for the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun byelection on Thursday — a day after the...
Trudeau calls Poilievre's stance on Chinese EV tariffs 'baloney'
Prime Minster Justin Trudeau took aim at federal Conservatives on Monday, accusing leader Pierre Poilievre of not supporting investments in...