Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he feels let down by Bloc Québécois efforts to taint his past with "dangerous and harmful innuendo."

The federal Liberal government mulled the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving a sick leave benefit aimed at those who must quarantine due to COVID-19 on Sunday, January 3, 2021, amid fresh admissions of foreign excursions from a growing list of politicians and a national case count that surpassed 600,000.

Many people will suffer needlessly if Conservatives continue filibustering a bill on medically assisted dying beyond a court-imposed deadline of Dec. 18, Justice Minister David Lametti said Tuesday.

United States President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Here is a look as some Canadian politicians who have tested positive or needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19.