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Jean Charest won't seek Tory leadership

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has decided not to seek the federal Conservative leadership. In an interview with Radio-Canada today, he says the odds are stacked against someone from outside the party like he is. Charest ha...

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Canada to ratify new NAFTA next week following U.S. Senate approval: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact.Trudeau says the government will introduce a ways and means motion Jan. 27 when Parliament resumes...

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Quebec minister says reform needed after people line up for days to sponsor refugees

Quebec's immigration minister has acknowledged the province's system to sponsor refugees needs reform after hundreds of people camped out in his department's Montreal offices over the weekend, hoping to claim one of the few avail...

Three cases of coronavirus ruled out in Canada as precautions taken nationally

Three possible cases of a new type of viral pneumonia have been investigated in Canada and ruled out as coronavirus, the country's chief public health officer said Monday.The World Health Organization, meanwhile, announced plans t...

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State of emergency in St. John's, N.L., reaches Day 5 after massive blizzard

It's now Day 5 of the state of emergency in the St. John's, N.L., as cleanup continues from Friday's massive blizzard that dumped 76 centimetres of snow in the area.Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says 450 troops including about 1...

Manitoba Premier warns Ottawa to show some flexibility

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is warning Ottawa it will have to show some flexibility if it wants him to continue helping build bridges to Alberta and Saskatchewan. Pallister made the comment after a meeting in Winnipeg with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where he said Manitoba will include a carbon price of some type in a new green plan aimed at exempting the province from the federal carbon tax. His initial flat carbon tax was rejected by the federal government, which has called for escalating prices. Pallister suggests he still wants a flat tax and repeated his demands that Ottawa must ...

Winnipeg mayor talks meth crisis, safety during meeting with PM

The mayor of Winnipeg came out of a sit-down meeting with the prime minister on Monday saying that all levels of government need to work together to tackle a methamphetamine crisis plaguing the city. Brian Bowman said he asked Justin Trudeau to take stock of the federal government's efforts to make sure that they align with those of the city and the province. "We have to work together with our provincial and our federal partners to better address the root causes of crime, but also deal with the meth crisis that we are particularly affected with here in the Prairies and in the city of Winnipeg...

Winnipeg mayor talks meth crisis, safety during meeting with prime minister

The mayor of Winnipeg came out of a sit-down meeting with the prime minister on Monday saying that all levels of government need to work together to tackle a methamphetamine crisis plaguing the city.Brian Bowman said he asked Justin Trudeau to take stock of the federal government's efforts to make sure that they align with those of the city and the province."We have to work together with our provincial and our federal partners to better address the root causes of crime, but also deal with the meth crisis that we are particularly affected with here in the Prairies and in the city of Winnipeg," ...

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Feds give $500K to project to promote northern mining at annual conference

The federal government is spending $500,000 to lure investors to develop untapped mineral resources in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.Yukon MP Larry Bagnell announced the initiative in Vancouver on Sunday on behalf of Melanie Joly, minister of economic development and official languages.The Yukon Mining Alliance will use the funding to showcase the opportunities in the North at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference for the next three years.Bagnell says the conference is the largest of its kind with over 1,000 exhibitors and 25,000 attendees from a...

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Jobless rate drops slightly to 5.1% in November

The jobless rate across Canada didn't budge much last month. Statistics Canada says the employment rate fell by a single basis point to 5.1 per cent in November, down from 5.2 per cent the month earlier. The agency says just 10,0...

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