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OTTAWA -- The Public Health Agency of Canada now says there was no connection between a national security incident at the country's emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication.
OTTAWA -- Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament held a moment of silence today in honour of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament held a moment of silence today in honour of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice -- and getting answers that put them in danger.
OTTAWA -- A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill this week, lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stand on Alberta's latest moves to expand private health care.
OTTAWA -- The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men's and boys' health is a positive sign that men's well-being is becoming part of the mainstream conversation in Canada, advocates say -- even as they warn that it should not become partisan political fodder.
OTTAWA -- Blair Turner, a police officer from the Ottawa area, says he plans to run for the Conservative nomination in Pierre Poilievre's former riding of Carleton.
CALGARY -- Conservatives wrapped their three-day national convention in Calgary ready to look ahead to the future after solidifying Pierre Poilievre's leadership.
CALGARY -- Delegates at the federal Conservative party convention in Calgary are set to hear from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today.
CALGARY -- Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party.
CALGARY -- Conservative delegates have voted to keep Pierre Poilievre as party leader, with 87 per cent voting in favour at a mandatory leadership review.
CALGARY -- Pierre Poilievre told Conservative party supporters the theme of this weekend's national convention in Calgary is hope -- and he promised not to give up as he asked delegates to give him another shot to lead the party into an election.
CALGARY -- Conservatives have kicked off their national convention in Calgary with a focus on the future and a vision of a party united in the face of Liberal attempts to divide it.
CALGARY -- Hundreds of party delegates from across the country have assembled in Calgary for the federal Conservative party's national convention.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address his party faithful this evening in Calgary, in a speech that many anticipate will set the tone for the Tories heading into the next election.
OTTAWA -- For the third time in just under a year, Pierre Poilievre's political fate will be in the hands of voters this Friday -- though this time, it's a small group of partisan supporters who appear likely to give him another shot.
OTTAWA -- A major tobacco company is taking the federal government to court over a new fee that would see the industry pay for Ottawa's tobacco control strategy.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
OTTAWA -- The B.C. Supreme Court has begun hearing a case that questions whether faith-based publicly funded hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures on the basis of their religious beliefs.
OTTAWA -- A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there — but the university's student centre said politics had nothing to do with its decision.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is working to expand oil markets in Asia with the prospect of Venezuelan oil displacing Canadian product in the American market.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning the federal government that the possible end of American sanctions on Venezuelan oil could displace Canadian exports to the U.S. -- and is urging the Liberals to "immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast."
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he prepares to head to the United States for a key meeting in the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia.
OTTAWA -- One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau's political career, and a majority Conservative government with himself at the helm.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to steal his ideas on everything from tax cuts to bail reform since the April election — but he says what Carney is doing with those ideas amounts to "counterfeit conservatism."
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia's coast.
OTTAWA -- Environmental groups say Health Canada needs to take action after an influential research article on the safety of a popular weed-killer was retracted by its publisher.
OTTAWA -- The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to come clean on their plans for the program.
OTTAWA -- Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that's spreading in parts of Asia, and calling on the federal government to take action.
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
OTTAWA -- Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committee report recommended on Friday.
OTTAWA -- Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget.
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, welcomed to Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre gave a blunt "no" today when asked if the recent turmoil in his caucus has caused him to reflect on his leadership style.
OTTAWA -- The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in coming years, one economist says, as the Ontario government calls for that to change.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
OTTAWA -- Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has resigned from the Conservative caucus, a spokesperson for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office says.
OTTAWA -- Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has resigned from the Conservative caucus, a spokesperson for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office says.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to visit China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship.
GYEONGJU -- Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea.
GEOJE -- The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is pouring cold water on the notion that Canada could see its new fleet of submarines built domestically -- although he's not ruling out the idea altogether.