13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (640+ words) OTTAWA -- Advocates for people with episodic disabilities say they don't understand why the federal government has two different definitions of disability in law -- and uses the narrower version to decide who gets benefits. Canada's disability benefit program was launched in…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (1055+ words) On Friday, he rolled out new double-digit tariffs on imports from 60 U.S. trading partners, ostensibly for failing to do enough to prevent imports produced by forced labor. But the breadth of the levies -- they cover 99% of U.S. imports -- suggests another motivation: replacing…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (483+ words) TORONTO -- The federal government acknowledged this week that forced adoptions had a lasting impact on people and families in Canada after the Second World War but stopped short of offering the public apology sought by advocates, including some affected by…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (247+ words) EDMONTON -- Elections Alberta announced Friday that a citizen-led petition looking to force a vote on Alberta quitting Canada is successful. The agency said it verified nearly 223,000 signatures out of almost 280,000 valid names counted. It needed almost 178,000 signatures to be successful....

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (206+ words) Today in Canada's Political History: July 25, 1896, Mackenzie King describes an average day as a reporter National Newswatch Today in Canada's Political History: July 25, 1896, Mackenzie King describes an average day as a reporter Future Prime Minister Mackenzie King had been serving…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (413+ words) The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly the United States Postal Service will be able to deliver ballots ahead of the November midterms. Control of Congress is at stake, and Wisconsin voters will be electing a new governor…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (304+ words) The Canadian Press staff OTTAWA -- Some former CEOs and senior public servants have assembled a task force to advise the federal government on how it can make better decisions and be more accountable in key areas. The nine-member task force…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1308+ words) But with barely three months until November's contest, the perceived threat to rural life, ranchland and dwindling water supplies could become a defining issue for her long-shot challenge to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, dividing conservative rural areas that have traditionally…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (418+ words) Environmentalists say this could spell the end for the vanishing whales, which can drown after getting tangled up in fishing gear or being struck by boats. There are only about 380 North Atlantic right whales left. The federal government has already…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (664+ words) TORONTO -- As the mayor of Toronto looks to rein in surveillance pricing on groceries, experts say the municipal government may be out of its depth in attempting to end the controversial practice. Surveillance pricing, also referred to as personalized pricing,…...