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UCP's Kenney takes pro-pipeline message to Fort McMurray, accuses NDP of selling out
United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney took his pro-pipeline message to the heart of Alberta's oilpatch on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, and promised to push back on policies he said are hollowing out Canada's core industry.
Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat
Andrew Scheer did his level best on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Legault says majority of homes without power to be reconnected by Wednesday night
Premier Francois Legault said on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the large majority of Quebec homes still without power after an ice storm two days earlier would have electricity restored before midnight.
Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance.
Apology sought from Montreal-area mayor who equated secularism bill to ethnic cleansing
There are growing calls for a suburban Montreal mayor to apologize for comments last week equating the province's proposed secularism legislation to "ethnic cleansing."
Budget bill would tighten loophole that encourages irregular border-crossing
The Liberal government is taking steps to stem the tide of asylum seekers who've been crossing into Canada from the U.S. at unofficial border crossings.
Libs say lawsuit threat needed to stop Scheer's 'misinformation' on SNC-Lavalin
Liberals are defending Justin Trudeau's threatened libel suit against Andrew Scheer, arguing that the Conservative leader's editing or deleting online statements proves he knows he's gone too far in criticizing the prime minister's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Wilson-Raybould urges restraint after supportive graffiti at constituency office
Vancouver police have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly using several cans of spray paint to express support for former federal attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould.
Storm leaves more than 275,000 people without power in southern Quebec
Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in southern Quebec after the region was hit freezing rain and strong winds.
Trudeau violated MPs' rights, broke law with 'unilateral' expulsion: Philpott
Trudeau's decision last week to eject Philpott and Wilson-Raybould was "a breach of the Parliament of Canada Act," the newly-independent MP said Tuesday on the Commons floor.