Joan Bryden

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People hold a banner during a march to remember those who died during the overdose crisis and to call for a safe supply of illicit drugs on International Overdose Awareness Day, in Vancouver, on Aug. 31, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Trudeau is pushed to decriminalize illicit drugs to stop opioid deaths

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs as a way to combat the opioid crisis that has resulted in thousands of deaths in Canada.

The House of Commons chamber is seen empty, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Ottawa. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

House of Commons precinct limits entry to only those fully vaxxed

That could present a problem for Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, who has refused to say how many of his 118 MPs are fully vaccinated.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands in front of his cabinet as he speaks to media during the final day of the Liberal cabinet retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Mike Sudoma

Trudeau to reveal cabinet choices Oct. 26, and recall Parliament on Nov. 22

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil the cabinet ministers who will shepherd his government into a third mandate focused on finishing the fight against COVID-19 and rebuilding the pandemic-ravaged economy.

A Liberal Party of Canada logo is shown on a giant screen as a technician looks on during day one of the party's biennial convention in Montreal, on Thusday, Feb. 20, 2014. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Liberals win one more seat in Quebec after judicial recount

Elections Canada confirmed that incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the winner in Châteauguay-Lacolle over her Bloc Québécois rival by just 12 votes.

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Senator Yuen Pau Woo, facilitator of the Independent Senators Group (ISG) speaks with the media in the foyer of the Senate in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Senator labelled as mouthpiece for China worries about rise of anti-Asian racism

Last June, 33 Canadian senators voted to defeat a motion decrying China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims as a genocide.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wraps residential school survivor and Inuk senior elder Levinia Brown in a blanket to keep her warm during a ceremony on Parliament Hill, on Sept. 29, 2021, in Ottawa. Photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Trudeau flies to Tofino to join his family on Truth and Reconciliation Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under fire on Thursday, September 30, 2021, for spending part of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., to join his family.

A voter casts their ballot at a polling location on election day during the 44th Canadian general election, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

New poll says Canadians ambivalent about federal election outcome

Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote.

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A voter casts their ballot in the advance polls, in Chambly, Que., on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Justin Trudeau's Liberals win third term with another minority government

Canadians have chosen another minority Liberal government — almost identical to the one it replaced — to finish the fight against COVID-19 and rebuild the shattered economy.

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Erin O'Toole, Justin Trudeau, Annamie Paul, Jagmeet Singh and Yves-Francois Blanchet participate in the federal election French-language leaders debate in the Grand Hall of the Museum of History, in Gatineau, Que., on Sept. 8, 2021. The Canadian Press

Climate and foreign policy key touchpoints in leaders debate

Federal party leaders jousted over climate change, health care, foreign policy, the economy and Indigenous reconciliation during Thursday's, September 9, 2021, English-language debate — their last, best chance to sway voters before the Sept. 20 election.

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Feds drop court proceedings to keep virus lab documents secret

The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory.