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NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director

HAMILTON — The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
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Friends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel

Friends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel

Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least five Canadians were killed last weekend when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel.
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More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: Ottawa

More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: Ottawa

HALIFAX — Three years after a First Nation started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and violence in Nova Scotia, federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with charges against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are planning
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Ottawa working to get Canadians out of Gaza, announces plan for those in West Bank

Ottawa working to get Canadians out of Gaza, announces plan for those in West Bank

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is still working to get Canadians out of the besieged Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory braces for an expected ground invasion by Israel.
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Cloud breaks bring cheers from partial solar eclipse watchers at B.C. observatory

Cloud breaks bring cheers from partial solar eclipse watchers at B.C. observatory

SAANICH, B.C. — Cheers greeted the brief cloud breaks that gave more than 100 people gathered at an astrophysical observatory site near Victoria, B.C., a peak at Saturday's partial solar eclipse.
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NDP delegates unanimously support pharmacare redline in their deal with Liberals

NDP delegates unanimously support pharmacare redline in their deal with Liberals

HAMILTON — Delegates at the New Democratic convention have made pharmacare the redline in their deal with the Liberals, saying they will withdraw their support if the minority government doesn't adhere to their demands.
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Canadian Israeli woman, missing since ambush at musical festival, has died: family

Canadian Israeli woman, missing since ambush at musical festival, has died: family

Family of a Canadian Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel last Saturday, are dealing with the heartbreaking news she has died.
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Friends and families mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel

Friends and families mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel

Friends and family have confirmed that at least four Canadians were killed last weekend when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel.
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Alberta mountain towns work to coexist with bears through warnings and other actions

Alberta mountain towns work to coexist with bears through warnings and other actions

BANFF, Alta. — When Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno goes out for a run in her Alberta mountain town, she wears a vest holding a can of bear spray, makes noise and keeps an eye out for wildlife.
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Fire-ravaged N.W.T. hamlet asks for independent inquiry as it looks to rebuild

Fire-ravaged N.W.T. hamlet asks for independent inquiry as it looks to rebuild

ENTERPRISE, N.W.T. — Paul Flamand dug through the ashes of his burned-down home in a hamlet known as the gateway to the Northwest Territories. The building was lost to a raging wildfire that tore through Enterprise within a matter of hours in August.
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