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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner

OTTAWA — Liberals, New Democrats, Conservatives and a steady stream of journalists walk into a bar. Pierre Poilievre doesn't.

Oct 19, 2022 12:25 PM Read more >

Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau

OTTAWA — Different levels of government involved in trying to bring an end to the mass demonstrations in Ottawa and several border crossings last winter were not always on the same page, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Wednesday.

Oct 19, 2022 11:41 AM Read more >

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million

An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage.

Oct 19, 2022 6:24 AM Read more >

B.C. Mountie killed and U.N. to vote on Haiti resolution: In The News for Oct. 19

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 19, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >

B.C. RCMP officer, 31, who worked with homeless, 'died bravely': commissioner

BURNABY, B.C. — An RCMP mental health and homeless outreach officer stabbed to death in Burnaby, B.C., "died bravely," her superior said. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said 31-year-old Const.

Oct 18, 2022 7:18 PM Read more >

First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride

SECHELT, B.C. — Staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, B.C., know how to weather a storm without falling flat.

Oct 18, 2022 6:15 PM Read more >

Groups want planned handgun freeze exemption to include wider range of sport shooters

OTTAWA — MPs are coming under pressure to broaden an exemption to a planned federal handgun freeze to include a wider range of sport shooters — an idea prominent firearm-control advocates firmly oppose.

Oct 18, 2022 6:10 PM Read more >

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith apologizes for past comments about invasion of Ukraine

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Oct 18, 2022 5:56 PM Read more >

Trudeau says he will guarantee that Canada will meet its emissions targets, this time

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he will guarantee that Canada is going to meet its latest climate target, because this time it's accompanied by a plan that shows how to get there.

Oct 18, 2022 5:11 PM Read more >

Irish republican party Sinn Fein asks Canada to halt trade talks with U.K.

OTTAWA — An Irish political party pushing to unify the island of Ireland wants Ottawa to halt post-Brexit trade talks with Britain, arguing that London is undermining the agreement that brokered peace between Catholics and Protestants.

Oct 18, 2022 4:45 PM Read more >

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