‘It’s not about popularity:’ Trudeau, Macron meet in Paris amid lagging polls

Cabinet docs detail Mulroney challenges on China after Tiananmen Square massacre

OTTAWA — External Affairs Minister Joe Clark didn’t try to sugarcoat it for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and their cabinet colleagues. Over the previous 48 hours,...

Philippines lifts Canadian travel ban but no return of ambassador yet

OTTAWA — The Philippines is slowly normalizing diplomatic relations with Canada now that the trash tiff of 2019 has come to a close. There is no word yet...

Extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou set for early next year

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Supreme Court has accepted a plan by the defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that would see her extradition hearing begin...

PM worries China could target more Canadian goods as fears about soybeans rise

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s worried an ongoing diplomatic dispute could see China target imports of other Canadian agricultural products as concerns grow...

Ontario politicians to take a nearly five month break from the legislature

TORONTO — Ontario’s elected representatives were headed home to their ridings Thursday as the legislature was set to begin an extra long summer break that will...

Canadians urged to heed lessons of war in ceremonies marking D-Day anniversary

HALIFAX — Canadians were urged to heed the eternal lessons of the Second World War as ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day were held Thursday...

‘It’s hard to think about them’: Emotions run free as Canadians mark D-Day

COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France — Joseph Edwardson couldn’t hold back the tears. Exactly 75 years earlier, Edwardson and thousands of other young Canadian men had come ashore on...

Canada’s food guide is easy to follow if you’re wealthy or middle class

Canada’s new 2019 food guide uses nutritional science to define what a wholesome diet looks like. This is a great improvement over previous versions, but it...

Alberta introduces amended Education Act; Opposition says LGBTQ kids at risk

EDMONTON — Alberta is overhauling its framework for grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition says it’s just a cover to...