Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan has been named the next chief of the defence staff, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned — making her the first woman […]
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Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander
The country’s top military commander says contingency evacuation plans have been drawn up to extract roughly 20,000 Canadians from Lebanon should full-scale fighting erupt between […]
Meet the 1st federal candidate in Canadian history to lose an election with zero votes
For most people, receiving the fewest votes in an election would be devastating. Most people aren’t Félix-Antoine Hamel, who achieved a first in Canadian electoral […]
Liberals need to give their ‘heads a shake,’ minister says after byelection loss
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, a close personal friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said this week’s stunning Liberal byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s should prompt […]
Former MP Frank Baylis considering Liberal leadership run in the wake of byelection defeat
Only a day after Conservatives won a federal byelection in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul’s, ending a race that was largely viewed as […]
As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly had a stark warning Tuesday for Canadian citizens in Lebanon. “If the armed conflict intensifies, it could impact your ability to leave the country […]
Poilievre kicking off the summer with a campaign-style RV tour of Quebec
With the House of Commons adjourned for the summer, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is taking his political message on the road in a campaign-style RV […]
Bloc leader says he’s in no hurry to read intelligence report linking parliamentarians to foreign interference
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says that while he plans to read the unredacted version of the intelligence watchdog report that’s been stirring up debate […]
NDP MP rarely on Parliament Hill billed taxpayers for Quebec trip with family over Christmas
An NDP MP who frequently joins parliamentary proceedings remotely from her riding billed the House of Commons for a trip she took to reportedly meet […]
Bloc leader says he wants legal opinion on prospect of U.S. trade sanctions over language law
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he will ask for a legal opinion on whether the U.S. government has any legal grounds to impose trade […]