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OTTAWA — With just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Friday pledged to amend the Conflict of Interest Act to require that party leadership candidates make financial disclosures similar to those cabinet ministers must make — closing what Poilievre calls t

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has committed to imposing a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity, but B.C. Premier David Eby says imposing such a fee "is not currently a priority" for British Columbia.

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats" to their survival.

OTTAWA — The U.S. paused tariffs Thursday on goods that meet the rules of origin requirements under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and lowered levies on potash to 10 per cent until April 2.

This weekend marks the beginning of daylight time, which sees Canadians — minus those in Saskatchewan, the Yukon and parts of B.C. — wind their clocks ahead by one hour.

OTTAWA — Ottawa has approved a pilot project to block cellphone and drone signals in federal and Quebec provincial prisons.

OTTAWA — The federal government is pledging $675 million for vaccination programs aimed at children in developing countries.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters.

OTTAWA — The federal government has put together a $6.5-billion aid package and is making temporary changes to the employment insurance program to support Canadian businesses and workers through the trade war with the United States. U.S.