The Canadian Press

Court rejects bid to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over labour concerns

B.C. court denies interim request by mink farmers ahead of their COVID-19 challenge

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers for interim relief that would suspend a prohibition on breeding the...

Alberta’s Kenney urges party to back him or risk division and election loss to NDP

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members deciding his fate, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from...

Montreal’s French citizens cast vote in first round of France’s presidential election

MONTREAL — Thousands of French citizens hit the polling stations in Montreal Saturday to cast their votes in the first round of France’s presidential election. The...

Federal government announces measures to assist Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada

OTTAWA — The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.  Prime...

Ottawa marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Ottawa held celebrations on Saturday to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which stands as one of Canada’s most decisive military victories....

MacKay recalls the French, German NATO ‘no’ to Ukraine that Zelenskyy denounced

OTTAWA — Peter MacKay says he was chilled by a memory from his time as Canada’s defence minister as he absorbed the recent images of Volodymyr...

Pierre Poilievre draws huge crowds, but which candidate will have the memberships?

With 10 days left for candidates to enter the Conservative party leadership race — and 20 before $300,000 worth in fees are due — what’s capturing...

Foreign affairs minister Joly heading to Indonesia, Vietnam to expand partnerships

Canada’s foreign affairs minister is travelling to Asia for meetings to expand partnerships and engage with nations as part of the government’s forthcoming Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy....

Feds move forward on menstrual equity in budget, advocates want it done ‘right’

OTTAWA — Over six months since the Liberals committed to creating a menstrual equity fund, the federal government has proposed the pilot project in its 2022...