François-Philippe Champagne will be Canada's new Foreign Affairs minister, CBC-Radio-Canada has learned. Champagne, who served as the minister of infrastructure and communities in the last Parliament, will replace Chrystia Freeland as Canada's... >>>

Long-time sports broadcaster Ron MacLean was in Edmonton Tuesday to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Alberta. MacLean's visit to Edmonton comes in the midst of a nation-wide controversy: his Hockey Night in Canada... >>>

MONTREAL — Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair's work for a pro-homeopathy advocacy group is raising eyebrows among critics who denounce the field as pseudoscience. Mulcair told a conference in Montreal today that he's been using homeopathic... >>>

The pre-Trudeau generation of Canadian politics produced two outstanding finance ministers, Paul Martin and Jim Flaherty. Each helped navigate Canada through a rough patch; Martin slew the deficit dragon, Flaherty ably fought the Great Recession. In >>>

A former associate pastor at a church in Hammonds Plains, N.S., on trial for sexual assault says he had sex with a 17-year-old girl, but that his relationship with the teen never raised alarm bells in his mind.Michael Oliver Fisher, 40, is charged... >>>

By Monte Solberg Take my hand, will you, and I will lead you through the wardrobe to a magical place, where the only energy is clean energy, where Tesla-driving Quebecers signal as they change lanes, and the only emissions are of a private nature.... >>>

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to extend a moratorium on water bottling permits for nine months to give the government more time to consider the science behind it. Over the past year, the government reviewed the state of water resources in key areas >>>

Stricter rules governing Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in Toronto are coming following a decision handed down by the Local Planning and Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) — here's what you need to know.Back in December 2017, Toronto city council... >>>

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow afternoon. The Governor General's office says the official swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall will begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. Trudeau has taken a full month since winning... >>>

Provincial documents show the Ford government spent more than $230 million to cancel renewable energy projects that included a partially-built wind farm in a cabinet minister's riding.The spending was revealed Tuesday in question period by the... >>>

A Vancouver man is warning others of a sophisticated sim card scam that left him without access to his own phone number and hit with thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges. Stu Hunter, a Vancouver visual effects artist, said he was at work >>>

Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in and enact emergency back-to-work legislation for CN Rail. "Parliament is scheduled to return on Dec. 5. Unfortunately, even this short wait could result in... >>>

The provincial government paid $72,500 to the estate of a 21-year-old woman who died while on remand four years ago as part of an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit filed by her family. Breanna Kannick’s family and the Ministry of Corrections and... >>>

Desiree Evancio, the young woman terribly injured after being dragged between a van and trailer in the Downtown Eastside, is now alert and knows the extent of her facial injuries. Evancio, 24, a former Shark Club worker, got caught between the van... >>>

MONTREAL — Grain shippers are concerned about the impact of a strike by about 3,200 Canadian National Railway Co. workers in an already tough harvest year. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference announced the work stoppage Monday night after the two... >>>