Federal Politics

MPs meet with grocery store bosses, but will it change anything?

MPs are expected to grill top executives from Canada's grocery store industry as many Saskatchewan residents hold off purchasing costlier items.The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. ...

Mar 08, 2023

Canada's chief of the defence staff makes trip to Ukrainian capital

WARSAW, Poland - The Department of National Defence says Canada's top soldier has just wrapped up a visit to Ukraine's capital. A readout released by the department on Saturday says Chief of the Defen...

Mar 05, 2023

International aid agencies ask for more money in letter to Freeland ahead of budget

Dozens of Canada's international aid agencies are asking Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to increase the country's foreign assistance contributions. The request comes in a letter signed by 75 non-g...

Feb 27, 2023

Auditor general to probe federal government contracts with McKinsey

OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general will review the contracts awarded by the federal government to McKinsey & Company. A spokesperson for the independent agency confirmed to The Canadian Press on Fr...

Feb 25, 2023

Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammo to Ukraine as rallies held across the nation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more weapons for Ukraine on Friday as people rallied across Canada to mark 365 days of death and violence since Russia's invasion began.Canada will donate four ...

Feb 25, 2023

Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report

OTTAWA - Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant ange...

Feb 20, 2023

CSIS failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats, watchdog says

OTTAWA - A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families w...

Feb 18, 2023

Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, commission says

The Public Order Emergency Commission says the Liberal government met the "very high threshold" for invoking the Emergencies Act amid the weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter. In a report ...

Feb 17, 2023

Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government

OTTAWA - A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal govern...

Feb 12, 2023

Trudeau says flying object shot down on his orders over Yukon

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an object flying over Yukon has been shot down.In a statement on Twitter, Trudeau says the object was shot down by an American fighter jet on his orders.The North Am...

Feb 11, 2023