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OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer rose Wednesday in the House of Commons for what's likely his last time as Opposition leader and told the MPs dotted throughout the chamber he had a sense of ...

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Yves-Francois Blanchet said Wednesday his party will force a confidence vote against the Liberal government this fall unless Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his finance min...

MINNEAPOLIS - Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity, the latest in a strin...

VICTORIA - Students in British Columbia won't head back to classrooms on the originally planned date of Sept. 8 as the provincial government looks to a more gradual return. Children wil...

WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledg...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's premier says he's willing to call an election as early as next week if opposition parties refuse a deal to keep his minority government in power until the fall ...

OTTAWA - Canada must swiftly censure China's ruling Communist Party over its crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, activists told MPs studying Ottawa's fractious relationship with Beijing. Canada shoul...

OTTAWA - Canada will not cut corners to get a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 approved, the country's chief public health officer said Tuesday. As news emerged that Russia had approved the world's firs...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried Tuesday to shut down speculation that he's about to fire his finance minister, saying he has full confidence in Bill Morneau and that any reports to the co...

OTTAWA - Canada's decision to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon recognizes the country already faced significant turmoil before last week's explosion and will need long-term supp...