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Society must decide where 'line is going to be' on assault-style firearms: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is trying to find the dividing line between guns suitable for hunting and ones that have no place in society because they pose significant dangers in the wrong hands.

Dec 13, 2022 3:57 PM Read more >

Trudeau says he's not willing to kick health-care reform down the road any longer

OTTAWA — The federal and provincial governments appear deadlocked in their negotiations on the future of health care in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's latest comments suggest he will not be the one to blink first.

Dec 13, 2022 3:41 PM Read more >

Several provinces to be hit by 'widespread' winter storm system moving up from U.S.

A strong and widespread air pressure system coming from the U.S. will bring snowfall, wind, and icy conditions to several Canadian provinces this week, an Environment Canada meteorologist said Tuesday.

Dec 13, 2022 3:36 PM Read more >

What a Liberal win in an Ontario byelection might mean for the Tories and the NDP

OTTAWA — A Liberal win in a federal byelection in Ontario before the holidays has some Conservatives feeling a little blue — and a little worried about where the NDP's vote went.

Dec 13, 2022 3:32 PM Read more >

Focus turns to financing in final week of global biodiversity conference

MONTREAL — Negotiators at a global conference on saving the world's biodiversity were sharpening their focus on how to pay for it Tuesday, as environment ministers from around the globe converged in Montreal for the final week of COP15.

Dec 13, 2022 2:48 PM Read more >

First Nations groups determining next steps in landfill search, consulting experts

WINNIPEG — Indigenous groups are considering their own study into a potential search of a landfill outside Winnipeg for the remains of two women believed to be the victims of an alleged serial killer after police declined to look there.

Dec 13, 2022 2:44 PM Read more >

Biden enacts new same-sex marriage protections, warns of 'extreme' Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — "Love is love," U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday as he signed into law new federal protections for same-sex marriage — a step aimed at defending civil liberties from what he described as an "extreme" Supreme Court.

Dec 13, 2022 2:39 PM Read more >

Trade Minister Mary Ng broke ethics rules over contract to friend, commissioner rules

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng apologized Tuesday after the federal ethics commissioner concluded she broke the rules by awarding a contract to a friend — opening the door for the Opposition Conservatives to point out that it's not the

Dec 13, 2022 2:18 PM Read more >

Trudeau seeks Europe sanctions on Haiti leaders, says Ottawa won't repeat 'mistakes'

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants European nations to join Canada in sanctioning Haiti's elites over alleged ties to the violent gangs paralyzing that country.

Dec 13, 2022 2:15 PM Read more >

Timeline of investigation into slayings of four women in Winnipeg

Winnipeg police have charged Jeremy Skibicki, 35, with first-degree murder in the deaths of four women.

Dec 13, 2022 1:17 PM Read more >