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SAINT-PIERRE - Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to work together in the areas of space infrastructure, business and economic growth as the leaders met Sunday in ...

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is warning against a potential "Trojan horse" scenario that could arise from Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised rapprochement with Europe. "There ...

OTTAWA - National Defence Minister David McGuinty says the United States' deal to boost its military presence in Greenland while keeping the island under Danish control is "encouraging." U.S. Presiden...

CALGARY - An emotional Premier Danielle Smith held back tears Saturday as she recounted a long list of historic indignities Albertans have suffered at the hands of the federal government. Smith was th...

Shale gas became an issue on the campaign trail Saturday as Coalition Avenir Qubec leader Christine Frchette claimed more Quebecers are warming up to fracking amid trade tensions with the United State...

OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says upcoming legislation will help reduce the number of times the federal government has to intervene in strikes. Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday,...

EDMONTON - Alberta's summer of unrest over its role in Confederation is striding into a final phase of rallies, lawn sign rivalry and hyperbolic warnings of doom and demise. With one month to go befor...

EDMONTON - Albertans head to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future, binding referendum on the province separating from Canada. Strains of western alienation go back decades. He...

OTTAWA - The Carney government has opted against joining Germany, France and others in condemning Turkey's crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations as it negotiates a possible trade deal with Ankara. Turkish...

OTTAWA - NATO chiefs of defence have elected German Gen. Carsten Breuer as the next chair of the alliance's military committee, over Canada's top military commander. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Je...