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N.L. premier to meet with aboriginal leaders over Muskrat Falls protests
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is set to meet with aboriginal leaders today about controversial flooding for the Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project.
Conservative MP Steven Blaney joining party leadership race
Conservative MP Steven Blaney is joining the party's leadership race.
Carr tells climate forum fossil fuel wealth can't be left in the ground
Prime Minister Trudeau also found himself on the receiving end of some energy−policy indignation in Hamilton, Ont., where an anti−pipeline protester showered him with pumpkin seeds.
Freeland 'walks out' on talks with Belgian holdouts on Canada-EU trade deal
Chrystia Freeland walked out Friday on talks aimed at convincing the holdout Belgian region of Wallonia to agree to the European Union's wide-ranging free trade deal with Canada.
Housing is unaffordable and in need of a $13-billion federal fix: cities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says wait lists for social housing are growing, and one out of five renters spends more than half their pre−tax salary on shelter.
Energy East pipeline "will happen," but taking too long says Arthur Irving
Arthur Irving says Alberta’s struggling economy badly needs the pipeline to sell its fossil fuels,
B.C. MP Peter Julian quits as NDP House leader to explore leadership bid
Julian said that one year after the Liberals came to power, Canadians are disappointed.
Federal union targets Trudeau in campaign as contract talks drag on
The largest union representing federal workers is ramping up its campaign against the Liberal government, turning the prime minister's words against him.
Conservative leadership race: who's in, who's out, who's still thinking it over
Here is the latest list of who's in, who's leaning towards it and who's out of the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Heartbreak after former Alberta premier Jim Prentice among four dead in plane crash
The family of Jim Prentice expressed its "profound shock and heartbreak" Friday after a plane carrying the former Alberta premier and three other people crashed in southern British Columbia.