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Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper
A British newspaper says police in London are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell.
Saskatchewan's challenge of federal carbon tax in hands of Appeal court
Five Saskatchewan judges have reserved their decision on the constitutionality of a federally imposed carbon tax after two days of hearings in Regina.
Ottawa spending $12 million to upgrade remote airport near site of 2017 crash
The federal government says it will spend $12 million to improve safety at a remote northern Saskatchewan airport near where a plane crashed in December 2017 shortly after takeoff.
Trudeau to face more questions on SNC-Lavalin controversy dogging his government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to face a fresh round of questions on the SNC-Lavalin controversy today when he hands out some money to a technology firm.
There wasn't an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather app
Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal department launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rain storm or blizzard is going to hit their backyard.
Quebec premier wants Ottawa to 'settle' with SNC-Lavalin so firm avoids trial
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he wants the federal government to settle with engineering firm SNC-Lavalin "as soon as possible" in order to protect jobs and the company's corporate headquarters in Montreal.
Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators
Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial exit from the cabinet doesn't signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indigenous Peoples.
'Are provinces sovereign?:' Saskatchewan meets Ottawa in carbon tax challenge
Lawyers for Saskatchewan and its allies warn that Ottawa's justification for imposing a carbon price on consumers will erode provincial sovereignty under the Constitution.
Quebec Education Minister acts on promise to give kids more recess
The Coalition Avenir Quebec government is following through on an election promise guaranteed to win the hearts of the province's schoolchildren: more recess.
SNC-Lavalin faces criminal probe over Montreal bridge contract, documents reveal
Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge, court documents show.