Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to keep the peace at what began as a tension-filled first ministers meeting Friday but had few concrete achievements to show for the day-long gathering.
Canada being caught in the middle of China and the United States by arresting a prominent Chinese telecommunications executive in Vancouver is nothing short of a "big deal" for trade and economic reasons, according to former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley.
As details of American allegations against a Chinese executive were revealed Friday in a Vancouver court, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Canada's ambassador in Beijing had briefed the Chinese foreign ministry on her arrest.
With the federal government’s promised pot pardon bill yet to be tabled, NDP MP Murray Rankin is poised to make one final plea for the Liberals to back his bill for expungements.
The UN Committee Against Torture says it's concerned about "extensive forced or coerced sterilization" of Indigenous women and girls in Canada, including recent cases in Saskatchewan.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Friday's first ministers' meeting for $300 million in federal compensation to covers the cost of refugees arriving in the province.
The House of Commons ethics committee has voted down a motion from opposition members to hear from the Privy Council clerk about who knew what and when concerning MP Raj Grewal's gambling habit.
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