OTTAWA — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says part of why he is pitching Canada as a source of critical minerals for the U.S. stems from internal discussions held about President Donald Trump's desire to access Canada's supply, which Wilkinson sees as a possible motivator for his statements on the country becoming its "51st state." Read More

OTTAWA — Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada has been terminated, with history of her ever having been appointed scrubbed online. Read More

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould announced Friday she managed to raise the $125,000 due to stay in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as party leader and prime minister.  Read More

OTTAWA — The terms of reference for appointing Canada's first fentanyl czar will be finalized by the end of the week, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday, who also committed the government to "absolutely" filling the role by the time the country reaches the end of its 30-day reprieve period from U.S. tariffs. Read More

OTTAWA — Two federal cabinet ministers and several Liberal MPs have signed their names to a statement condemning as "ethnic cleansing" U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza into neighbouring Arab countries. Read More

OTTAWA — Provinces that are sending conservation officers and other local authorities to patrol the Canada-U.S. border are setting up what the president of the union representing border officers calls "history's most expensive taxi service," given that anyone caught crossing illegally must ultimately be delivered to border agents. Read More