Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault was forced to backtrack on Thursday, September 27, 2018, after responding with an emphatic "yes" to a woman asking if he would stand strong against immigrants seeking to "erase" Quebecers.

Donald Trump's Canadian envoy is coming to the defence of Canada's "smart" and "articulate" foreign affairs minister — one day after the U.S. president suggested he didn't like Chrystia Freeland's NAFTA negotiating style.

As grisly details of the rape and death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford were being recounted by a Conservative MP during question period on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, some MPs reacted with gasps of revulsion.

Criticism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by the wife of Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault raised questions on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, about how a possible Coalition government would get along with the federal Liberals.

The high-stakes political manoeuvring continues in New Brunswick, with Liberal Premier Brian Gallant seeking a formal alliance with the Greens — and another potential king-maker saying he'll work with any party.

The father of a raped and murdered eight-year-old girl said on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, the transfer of one of her killers to a prison "healing lodge" has sparked widespread anger and needs to be reversed, while the federal government said it would review the decision.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to play down Canada's bid for a UN Security Council seat, saying on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, that winning would not be not an end in itself.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is rejecting accusations she dropped the ball by waiting too long to publicly take on the feds over two bills her government believes could seriously harm its oil and gas industry.

Justin Trudeau's United Nations mission ended in a human-rights flourish Wednesday as the prime minister formally added his name to a multilateral calling-out of Venezuela and mused openly about stripping the honorary Canadian status from Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Canada's high-level United Nations charm offensive is back underway in New York City.

"Our plan — to invest in people, to strengthen and grow the middle class, and to build an economy that works for everyone — is working. By this time next year, a typical family of four will be $2,000 better off under our plan." — Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, September 23, 2018, he has confidence in the ability of the Spanish government and its people to resolve the Catalan secession crisis in a way that respects freedom of expression.

Canada's cities believe they will finally land easier and direct access to federal dollars in next year's budget, or at least wrest a platform pledge from parties in the 2019 election.

When she first told a U.S. lawmaker her harrowing allegation of a 1982 high-school sexual assault at the hands of a prep-school kid now poised to become one of America's most powerful judges, she was just an anonymous psychology professor in California — and wanted to stay that way.

The United States has backed away from its contentious demands for lucrative procurement projects in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, The Canadian Press has learned.