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Following U.K. on Huawei an ‘easy out’ for Canada, says ex-China envoy

OTTAWA — Industry Minister Navdeep Bains says the government is studying Britain’s decision to grant Chinese telecom company Huawei partial …

Pressure mounts on opposition parties to back speedy ratification of new NAFTA

OTTAWA — The pressure was on opposition MPs to quickly ratify the new North American free-trade agreement as Parliament got …

NAFTA, gun bill Liberal priorities as House of Commons gets back to work

OTTAWA — The work begins in earnest today for the Liberal minority government as the House of Commons opens for …

Dominic LeBlanc back in Commons for first time since cancer diagnosis

Alberta premier wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations

CALGARY — Alberta’s premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of …

Venezuelan opposition leader meets Champagne, Trudeau as part of world tour

OTTAWA — Canada wants to “reinvigorate” the effort to bring democracy to Venezuela, Canada’s top diplomat said Monday as he …

Nicolaides hits panic button, sends hypocritical letter to post-secondaries

EDMONTON – Sarah Hoffman, Deputy Leader of the NDP Official Opposition, issued the following statement today regarding a letter sent …

Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant to travel to Africa to strengthen Canada’s engagement in the region

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign …

Canada announces formation of International Coordination and Response Group for families of victims of PS752

Earlier today, the International Coordination and Response Group for families of victims of Flight PS752, led by Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, …

Canada announces P7.25-M grant for 11 PH groups

MANILA— Canada has earmarked 185,000 Canadian dollars (around PHP7.25 million) to fund projects in the Philippines focused on advancing inclusive …