Executive public servants received more than $146 million in performance pay

OTTAWA - Executives in the core federal public service received more than $146 million in performance pay last year.Data from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat shows 7,987 executives earned

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Avi Lewis leads field in NDP leadership fundraising, followed by MP McPherson

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OTTAWA - NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis has received the lion’s share of campaign donations in the race so far,

Independent Alberta legislature member says he isn't joining Progressive Tory party

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EDMONTON - A former United Conservative member of Alberta’s legislature says he will remain an Independent MLA when the house

Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system

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Child-care advocates are calling on the federal and provincial governments to commit today to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the

N.B. opposition parties slam Premier Susan Holt's plan for spending cuts

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FREDERICTON - Opposition leaders in New Brunswick are criticizing Premier Susan Holt’s plan to curb spending, saying the government can’t

U.S. faceoff with Cuba could put Canada 'in a vise grip': former ambassador

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OTTAWA - As Canada warns travellers of food and electricity shortages in Cuba, experts say any move by the U.S.

Pierre Poilievre faces must-win leadership vote at party's convention: live updates

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing a must-win leadership vote at the party’s convention in Calgary on Friday. Follow the

Stephen Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled as former prime minister urges unity during political turmoil

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OTTAWA — Stephen Harper’s official portrait will be unveiled next week in Parliament as the former Conservative prime minister seeks to

CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation

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As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they

Neqotkuk First Nation wants Indigenous-led policing agency after fatal RCMP shooting

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TOBIQUE FIRST NATION - The chief of Neqotkuk First Nation wants provincial and federal support to establish an Indigenous-led policing