Attawa: After an increasing number of young people attempted to take their lives in a remote northern Ontario First Nation last week, the chief and council have declared a state of emergency. The suicide epidemic in Attawapiskat started in the fall, when a number of people tried to kill themselves,Read More

SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues a tour of northern Ontario today, with visits in two cities to make announcements connected with his governments transit and infrastructure spending plans. Trudeau’s first stop is in Sault Ste. Marie, where he’ll meet with municipal officials and local businessRead More

EDMONTON — More than 1,500 NDP faithful are gathering in Edmonton today to spend the next three days sifting the ashes of last year’s ballot-box disaster — and to confront the man many blame for it. Tom Mulcair won’t address the New Democrat convention until Sunday, when rank-and-file members willRead More

BASSIN, Que. — A funeral for former federal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre and five of his relatives is underway in eastern Quebec. The service for the ex-political commentator, his wife Nicole Beaulieu, his father, his two brothers and one of his sisters is taking place in Bassin, Lapierre’s hometown inRead More

OTTAWA — Canada and the European Union are racing towards a Tuesday deadline to avoid triggering a process that could result in Canadian travellers having to obtain a visa to travel to 26 European countries. It is part of an ongoing dispute in which the EU has pushed Canada toRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government began swimming against the tide of recent history Wednesday as it embarked on a long-awaited review on the future of the Canadian Armed Forces An ambitious public consultation was announced, something the defence minister hopes will make the process “credible and relevant.” The Liberals hopeRead More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shrugging off concerns about his attorney general attending a private Liberal party fundraiser this week held at a Bay Street law firm that’s registered to lobby her. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is the star attraction at Thursday night’s $500-a-head, invitation-only soiree at theRead More

TORONTO — Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon says she’s heartened to see condemnation from female politicians of all political stripes about a vulgar joke an Ontario politician made about her at a recent fundraiser. Jack MacLaren, a Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature, told a joke at a recent “men’sRead More

Toronto : The idea of ranked balloting may not have strong support among city councillors, but a new poll suggests that the majority of Torontonians are in favour of introducing preferential voting in local elections. A recently released Mainstreet Research poll, which surveyed 2,062 Toronto residents, found that 59 perRead More

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is committed to working with municipalities and provinces when it comes to infrastructure projects. Trudeau says it is up to towns and provinces to determine their priorities. He made the comments this morning when asked in Montreal about financing for anRead More