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Northern Manitoba short of food, emergency services after fire
A remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba has declared a state of emergency and called in the Red Cross following a devastating fire.
Longtime Calgary MP Jason Kenney delivers final speech in House of Commons
Kenney is leaving federal politics to run for leadership of Alberta's Progressive Conservative Party in hopes to unite the province's right-wing under one political banner.
Trudeau aides Butts, Telford expensed more than $200K for moving homes: Globe
Two of the Prime Minister's top aides billed taxpayers over $200,000 when they moved from Toronto to Ottawa following the Liberals' election victory last year, according to the Globe and Mail.
Raitt pays emotional tribute to caregivers of Alzheimer's afflicted Canadians
Her husband, Bruce Wood, was recently diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. The two had married earlier this month.
Jim Carr blames Harper for bungling Enbridge pipeline
Northern Gateway says it will not fight a Federal Court of Appeal decision in June that overturned its approval on the basis of inadequate First Nations consultation.
Ministers, PMO staffers get $1.1M in expenses for relocating to Ottawa
The total includes just over $220,000 in relocation expenses for five staffers in the Prime Minister's Office, just one of whom racked up almost $127,000 for "moving services."
Former statistics chief questions Liberal promise of more independence
Wayne Smith is casting doubt on the Liberal government’s promised commitments to Statistics Canada based on its handling of an issue that forced his sudden departure last week.
"I'm a fan of Canada," says Bono
The U2 frontman and humanitarian saluted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's commitment to equality, especially to girls and women in poverty.
Water OK: Oil-spill cities can open intakes on North Saskatchewan River
Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency says the cities of North Battleford, Prince Albert and Melfort can resume taking water from the river.
Statistics Canada head quits, cites loss of independence
Statistics Canada chief Wayne Smith has resigned, saying the independence of his agency is compromised by new information-technology arrangements.