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Long-awaited end to Canada's tariff standoff with U.S. finally at hand
Canada's year-long standoff with the Trump administration over punitive U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs is finally over, sources say, removing a key hurdle in efforts to ratify the new North American trade pact.
Senate committee approves dozens of energy-industry-friendly amendments to C-69
A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments — primarily aimed at mollifying the energy industry — to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation.
Asylum claims have more than tripled since 2015, Statistics Canada says
New figures out this morning from the national statistics office says the number of asylum claims in Canada more than tripled between 2015 and 2018.
Data reveals scope, damage of spring floods in Quebec and New Brunswick
New data has revealed the scale and scope of this spring's devastating floods.
Ottawa set to award contract to build two ferries to Quebec's Davie shipyard
Quebec's Davie shipyard is in line to receive a contract for the construction of two East Coast ferries, the federal government announced on Friday, May 17, 2019.
Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban
The Vancouver Aquarium is suing the city and park board over the 2017 cetacean ban for breach of contract and claiming it lost millions of dollars in revenue.
Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in a plane crash in Honduras.
Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration
When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down.
More women, few minorities: Docs detail results of Liberal patronage overhaul
The Liberal government's overhaul of the patronage system has led to gender parity in government appointments, but new figures show few of those women are in leadership posts and visible minorities are being left out.
Archbishop fears Quebec government's secularism bill will erode freedoms
The Quebec government's move to legislate on secularism will come at the expense of individual freedoms, Montreal's archbishop said on Thursday, May 16, 2019.