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Trudeau government mum on Japan’s invitation to rejoin global timber treaty

Ottawa: The federal Liberal government has yet to respond to a months-old invitation from Tokyo to have Canada rejoin a global environmental organization that...

Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Latvian leaders, Canadian troops ahead of...

RIGA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his third visit to Latvia today, where he's set to meet with the country's leaders and with...

More foreign firefighters expected to arrive today to help Canada battle...

More firefighters from abroad are expected to arrive today to help battle Canada's worst wildfire season of the 21st century. Quebec's public safety minister says...

Minister’s statement on lives lost to poisoned drugs in July

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement about the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths...

Trudeau visits First Nation in Saskatchewan rocked by stabbings that killed...

By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK.: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation on Monday that...

Trudeau to visit rare earths element processing plant in Saskatoon today

Saskatoon: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today to visit a rare earths element processing plant. Lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and the...

Prime Minister Trudeau says it’s up to provinces to make Orange...

Winnipeg: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging provinces and territories to step up reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples but stopped short of saying they...

Alberta minister calls for back to work legislation to end B.C....

Vancouver: Alberta's transport minister wants the federal government to recall Parliament to consider back-to-work legislation that would end a strike at British Columbia ports. Minister...

Canadian government announces $46.5 million for deepsea research

Vancouver: The federal government is investing more than $46 million over the next five years to see what's under Canada's oceans and then protect...

Duelling housing messages showcase different Conservative, Liberal strategies

OTTAWA - Every week now for more than a month, cabinet ministers have been appearing in front of cameras on Parliament Hill in an...