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UCP leadership hopefuls already lining up after Kenney announces resignation

The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced he's stepping down.

News, Politics | May 19th 2022

A Canadian Border Services agent stands watch at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Liberals revive plans for Canada Border Services Agency watchdog

The federal Liberals are poised to rekindle a plan to allow travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel they have been mistreated by Canada’s border agency to complain to an independent body.

News, Politics | May 19th 2022

Praise pours in for Kenney who resigned after UCP review

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, he is stepping down as leader of the United Conservative Party after the party announced he had won a leadership review with just 51.4 per cent of votes.

News, Politics | May 19th 2022

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova gestures as she attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual roundup news conference summing up his ministry's work in 2019, in Moscow, Russia, on Jan.17, 2020. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia shutters CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, orders reporters out

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is shutting down CBC/Radio−Canada’s Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditations and visas of its journalists.

News, Politics | May 19th 2022

Melanie Joly, Foreign Minister of Canada, addresses the media at the Weissenhaus resort in Weissenhaeuser Strand, Germany, on Saturday, May 14, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Marcus Brandt/Pool

Joly condemns behaviour of Israeli police at Palestinian journalist's funeral

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning as appalling images of Israeli police pushing and hitting mourners at the funeral of an Al Jazeera journalist who was shot while working in the West Bank.

News, Politics | May 17th 2022

A sign at a gas station displays the price of a litre of regular grade gasoline after it reached a new high of $2.28 in Vancouver on Saturday, May 14, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Average gas prices top $2 a litre for first time in Canada

Gasoline prices are showing no signs of letting up as the average price in Canada tops $2 a litre for the first time.

News, Politics | May 17th 2022

The Red River overflows its banks south of Winnipeg, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/John Woods

Manitoba flood zones seen from the air

Manitoba's premier and transportation minister shared a helicopter with the Opposition leader for a tour of flooded regions south and north of the provincial capital on Sunday, May 15, 2022, where water levels appear to have crested or are on their way down.

News, Politics | May 16th 2022

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UCP leadership hopefuls already lining up after Kenney announces resignation

Liberals revive plans for Canada Border Services Agency watchdog

Praise pours in for Kenney who resigned after UCP review

Russia shutters CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, orders reporters out

Joly condemns behaviour of Israeli police at Palestinian journalist's funeral

Average gas prices top $2 a litre for first time in Canada

Manitoba flood zones seen from the air

Nasty verbal attacks on NDP's Singh spark police investigation

Anti-abortion rally planned today on Parliament Hill

Government to open business donation portal for Ukrainian refugees coming to Canada