Opening week of Trump presidential reality: the drama is all Mexico, no Canada

WASHINGTON –The first week of Donald Trump’s presidency promised Canada two bridges, one oil pipeline and a set of locks. Mexico got a wall. America’s two...

Alberta Opposition leader open to merging with PCs, would run to be leader

EDMONTON –Alberta’s Wildrose Opposition leader has opened the door to uniting with the Progressive Conservatives to end more than a decade of infighting between the centre-right...

Official: Trump wants to slash EPA workforce, budget

WASHINGTON –The former head of President Donald Trump’s transition team at the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he expects the new administration to seek significant budget...

Trudeau plans to highlight the benefits of Canada U.S. trade with Washington

SASKATOON –Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is too soon to predict how the trade policies of the new U.S. administration will affect the Canadian economy....

Liberal government chewing on ‘ambiguous’ results of survey on electoral reform

OTTAWA –The way Canadians cast their ballots in the next federal election is still up in the air as the Liberal government weighs the pros and...

Jacques Corriveau freed after getting 4 year prison term for sponsorship fraud

MONTREAL –Just hours after being handed a four-year prison term Wednesday for fraud-related crimes in connection with the federal sponsorship scandal, ex-Liberal organizer Jacques Corriveau was...

Impact of U.S. China tension on Canada unclear, new ambassador says

    OTTAWA –The federal government’s new ambassador to China says Canada can cultivate strong ties there without jeopardizing its relationship with the U.S. But John...

Former senator and Quebec MP Marcel Prud’homme dead at 82

Indigenous people keeping close eye on President Trump: AFN national chief

OTTAWA –Indigenous people in Canada are keeping a close, careful eye on U.S. President Donald Trump and how his decisions could impact trade, the environment and...