Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Canada, France promise to double down on climate-change fight amid U.S. inaction
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, long billed as kindred political spirits, agreed on Monday, April 16, 2018, to a fresh, fortified attack on climate change — hoping to keep a shared priority at the forefront of the global agenda despite Donald Trump's decision to quit the battlefield.
Justin Trudeau discusses Mali peacekeeping mission with Macron, Jean
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada's decision to take part in the ongoing UN peacekeeping effort in Mali.
Trudeau arrives in Paris following pipeline meeting with Notley, Horgan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in France as he continues more than a week of globetrotting following a brief stop in Ottawa on Sunday, April 15, 2018, to discuss the Trans Mountain pipeline crisis with the premiers of Alberta and British Columbia.
Syrian government to blame for chemical-weapons attack, Freeland says
Canada has become the latest to lay the blame for a deadly chemical-weapons attack in Syria last week at Syrian President Bashar Assad's doorstep, despite Russian suggestions to the contrary.
Trudeau to meet U.S. vice-president amid NAFTA talks, Syria strikes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a chance to make the case for a successful end to North American free trade talks — and learn more about the U.S. strikes against Syria — when he meets U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence today, April 14, 2018.
Trudeau talks trade with Mexican president ahead of meeting with Pence in Peru
Two of the three political leaders with the most at stake at the NAFTA table huddled on Friday, April 13, 2018, behind closed doors, their most senior trade lieutenants alongside, in hopes of unlocking a mutually beneficial solution to the cross-border conundrum posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Canadian commitment to Mali coincides with review of UN mission
Canada's decision to send military helicopters to Mali has coincided with a major UN review of the peacekeeping mission there to determine whether it is on the right track or needs to change to better support peace and stability in the country.
NDP MPs voice support for Singh, play down tensions between leader and caucus
Federal New Democrat MPs closed ranks around embattled leader Jagmeet Singh on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, as they blamed a steep learning curve for many of the trials and tribulations that he has experienced since taking over the party last fall.
Mounties charge suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman with breach of trust
One of the Canadian Forces' most senior officers has been charged with breach of trust following a two-year criminal investigation into the leaking of classified government information to a Quebec shipyard.
New federal cybersecurity strategy follows 'overlap, lack of clarity'
In the often shadowy and dangerous domain of cyberspace, the federal government wants Canadians to have a trustworthy place to turn to help stay safe online.