Foreign Affairs Minister Joly isolates after positive COVID test
Joly tweeted she will continue to work in isolation as she has been doing for a number of days.
Mélanie Joly
Trudeau says after two Michaels, allies must confront China united
Canada owes no debts to its allies, including the United States, for their help in standing up to China and bringing the Meng Wanzhou-two Michaels affair to a close, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
PM gears mandate letters toward a more inclusive, fair Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his cabinet ministers need to focus on tangible results and not lose sight of the government's broader goal of creating a more diverse and inclusive Canada, even as Omicron is threatening to push the transition from pandemic to recovery down the road yet again.
Justin Trudeau can prove he’s a feminist by passing the baton
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is well-positioned to take Trudeau’s job, so now the question becomes, will help her win? asks columnist Max Fawcett.
Trudeau says Canadian diplomats will boycott Winter Olympics in China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will join a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year, citing extensive human rights abuses by the Communist regime in the host country.
Feds launch tourism fund to save sector from financial disaster
The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt.
Federal tourism efforts will focus on travelling local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
Economic Development Minister Mélanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps suppressing travel.
Two well-known Quebec sovereigntist family members duke it out for Bloc run
Members of two of Quebec's best-known sovereigntist clans are battling it out for a chance to represent the Bloc Quebecois in a Montreal riding in the upcoming federal election.
Crowds gather as massive Pride parade takes over downtown Toronto
Toronto was abuzz on Sunday, June 23, 2019, as a colourful crowd lined downtown streets to celebrate all things LGBTQ at the city's annual Pride parade.
After backlash, Doug Ford offers olive branch to Franco-Ontarians
Following a chorus of outrage over plans to eliminate the office of a French-languages commissionner and cancel plans for a French-language university, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has offered an olive branch to the province's francophones, announcing a new ministry and proposing amendments to controversial legislation.
Ottawa to pressure Ontario to reverse cuts to French language services
In the wake of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to cancel francophone services in the province, Federal Tourism and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly said "I think Mr. Ford needs a history lesson about bilingualism and the linguistic duality of the country. I invite him to look at history books.”
Scheer has 'concerns' about Ford's move to scrap planned French-language university
Andrew Scheer says he has "expressed his concerns" to Ontario's premier about the cancellation of a planned French-language university — but he has not asked Doug Ford to reverse the decision.
Trudeau government removes 'climate change' from name of cabinet committee on the environment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has removed “climate change” from the name of a powerful committee of ministers, and launched another cabinet body devoted to reconciliation.
Catherine Tait becomes first woman to be head of the CBC/Radio-Canada
The Trudeau government has recruited a film and television executive, Catherine Tait, to become the first woman to lead the country's public broadcaster, the CBC.