Jordan shooting ambushes kill 10, including Canadian tourist

KARAK, Jordan—Gunmen ambushed Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at a Crusader castle popular with tourists, killing a woman visiting from Canada, seven...

Opioids, pot and economics: three ways politics touched Canadians this week

OTTAWA—It was the final week of Parliament before Christmas, and all through the House, the Liberals did their best to make sure no one had any...

PM says looks forward to discussing fundraising controversy with ethics watchdog

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no problem with answering questions from ethics commissioner Mary Dawson about his party’s controversial fundraising tactics. Trudeau has been...

PM admits he’s lobbied at Liberal fundraisers but says no impact on decisions

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau admitted Monday that he gets lobbied on government business when he’s the featured draw at Liberal party fundraisers. But the prime minister insisted he...

Canadian swimmer Oleksiak wins bronze at world short course championships

WINDSOR, Ontario —Teenage sensation Penny Oleksiak may be one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians. But this week’s FINA world short-course swimming championships are a week-long tutorial...

Biden calls on Trudeau to defend international ‘rules of the road’

OTTAWA—U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be a defender of the international “rules of the road” to help shepherd the world...

Quebec First Nation lays claim to downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill

OTTAWA—A Quebec First Nation has filed a lawsuit seeking aboriginal title over much of downtown Ottawa, including Parliament Hill. “The Algonquin Anishinabe Nation has never surrendered...

Nova Scotia closing all public schools Monday as teachers start job action

HALIFAX—Nova Scotia is closing all its public schools Monday as teachers prepare to take job action over failed contract negotiations. The provincial education minister told reporters...

Trudeau’s pipeline approvals complicate math of cutting Canada’s GHG emissions

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the approval this week of two major oil pipeline expansions, insisting all the while that the new fossil fuel infrastructure fits...

Trudeau defends comments after Castro’s death at la Francophonie summit