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Politics Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s spouse, former CBC journalist Whit Fraser, is criticizing Quebec media for their coverage of Simon’s French language skills during a trip to the province in late September. Some outlets questioned Simon’s ability to speak French after an event in Lévis, Que. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon poses forContinue Reading

Ashley Potter looks through a rack of donated winter clothing, where there are more than a few Ottawa Senators jerseys hanging amid the winter coats and sweaters. Soon, new immigrants to Canada might find themselves supporters of Ottawa’s hockey team. “We have to make sure that we’re getting people dressed properlyContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis Amid the threat of an early federal election, the prime minister left Ottawa during a chaotic parliamentary sitting week for a meeting of Southeast Asian countries in Laos. Despite everything unfolding on Parliament Hill, senior government officials believed skipping the summit wasn’t an option. Trudeau’s trip marks first officialContinue Reading

Politics Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office as a growing number of anxious Liberal MPs are co-ordinating efforts to force Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal Party leader, multiple sources have told CBC News. MPs were pulled into meetings across Parliament Hill this week toContinue Reading

Politics Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions before they contemplate making some of those treatments mandatory, federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks said Friday. Conservative leader came out in favour ofContinue Reading

Politics Former Public Safety minister Bill Blair says he never received several top-secret documents destined for his desk — including a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) issues management note about China’s attempts to target two Canadian members of Parliament. Former Public Safety minister says he can’t explain delay in signing CSISContinue Reading

It “absolutely is possible” for the federal government to strike pharmacare agreements with all the provinces by the spring, Health Minister Mark Holland said Friday.  “I’m not saying this is going to be easy,” Holland said from the G7 health ministers’ meeting in Ancona, Italy. “Getting this bill adopted inContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had a “brief exchange” with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a summit in Laos this week, a year after he accused India’s government of involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh activist in B.C.  Trudeau and Modi spoke at ASEAN Summit in Laos Ashley BurkeContinue Reading

Outgoing CBC/Radio-Canada CEO Catherine Tait said this week that dismantling the nearly 90-year-old public broadcaster would be “absolutely tragic” and politicians like Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre should think twice before torpedoing something so closely linked to Canada’s “cultural fabric.” But Tait acknowledged the company has work to do to rebuild trustContinue Reading