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CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report
OTTAWA — A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah targets
The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The series…
CSIS says a former parliamentarian may have worked on behalf of a foreign government
OTTAWA — A former parliamentarian is suspected of “having worked to influence parliamentary business” on…
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew more than expected in July, but the strength was…
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA — The federal government’s deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal…
Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing
OTTAWA — Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend Francophonie summit in France next week
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to France next Thursday to attend…
Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada began booking blocks of seats on the few remaining commercial…
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation
OTTAWA — The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one…
LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the…
Canada announces $10 million for humanitarian assistance in Lebanon
OTTAWA — Canada is contributing $10 million for humanitarian assistance for civilians in Lebanon amid…
Labrador residents say “inhumane” food prices force families to go hungry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A mother in a community where the cost of living is…
Bloc pension demands at odds with Liberal political strategy, economic plans
OTTAWA — The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion…
Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger…
Homan repeats, McEwen earns big payday in PointsBet Invitational curling
CALGARY — Mike McEwen earned a measure of revenge and Rachel Homan was a repeat…
Liberals roll out more security cash, details in strategy for fighting hate
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is announcing more details on its existing strategy and funding…
Ceremonies across Canada mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre…
B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad vows to ‘unleash potential’ for Indigenous prosperity
The federal government has been “absent” and failing to live up to commitments to First…
In the news today: Ontario MPP wants paid holiday for TRC day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word ‘freedom’
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is asking members of the United Nations to…
‘I don’t want to bury more people’: Son of Canadians slain in Lebanon implores Ottawa
Ottawa must do more to help Canadian citizens leave Lebanon, says the son of a…
Survivors call for reversal of Canada’s ‘cut’ to residential school search spending
OTTAWA — Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those…
In the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump’s trade war continues
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Media veterans tell inquiry of pervasive influence wielded by China, India in Canada
OTTAWA — The Chinese community in Canada has long been caught in the crosshairs of…