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Quebec premier says information on religious symbols needed to counter opponents
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government wants to collect information on public servants wearing religious symbols to counter opponents who maintain proposed secularism legislation will lead to extensive firings.
Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
Members of Parliament are used to raising a political stink as part of their job.
Maxime Bernier names candidate to run in Montreal-area federal byelection
People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier has chosen a candidate to represent his party in its first-ever Quebec election.
Notley encouraged by industry interest in building new Alberta refinery
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government has met with about a dozen companies about potentially building a new oil refinery.
Meng Wanzhou's case is scheduled to return to a Vancouver court today
The case of a senior executive of Chinese tech juggernaut Huawei Technologies is scheduled to return to court in Vancouver today, January 29, 2019.
Prime minister fires John McCallum as Canada's ambassador to China
Canada's strategy for navigating growing tensions with China was in disarray on Saturday, January 26, 2019, after Justin Trudeau fired his ambassador to Beijing.
Sentencing hearing to begin for truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash
A sentencing hearing is to begin today, January 28, 2019, for a truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
Enerplus focuses $600-million budget on growing North Dakota oil production
Enerplus Corp. says it will increase spending and production this year while continuing to focus on its North Dakota Bakken light oil play.
RCMP charge Kingston youth with trying to get someone to plant a bomb
The RCMP say they have charged a Kingston youth with terrorism, alleging he tried to get someone to plant a bomb.
U.S. airports hit by shutdown-fuelled shortage of air traffic controllers
Two of the busiest airports in the United States are reporting flight delays due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers, believed to be a direct result of a federal government shutdown that's now in its 35th day.