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U.S. joins Canada in calling for 'immediate release' of detained Canadians in China
It's now been nearly two weeks since China detained two Canadians for allegedly endangering national security. Now, Canada and its allies are pushing back with their strongest diplomatic language yet, accusing Chinese authorities of...
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Ottawa's Arlington Woods prepares for the holidays just months after being struck by tornado
Holiday celebrations in Ottawa's Arlington Woods neighbourhood usually look picture perfect: snow-dusted white pines and rows of homes adorned in twinkling lights. Not this year. After a tornado hit, dozens of people were forced to move...
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Alberta oil workers to take fight to Ottawa
Many Albertans say they feel frustrated with Ottawa's inaction regarding the energy sector. Oil workers in the province say they have a new plan to make sure they're heard. CBC's Austin Grabish reports.
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Canada 'deeply concerned' as China detains ex-diplomat
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been arrested and detained in China without explanation, the Canadian government confirmed. The detention of Kovrig follows the arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of...
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Tightrope diplomacy: Options weighed as China detains 2 Canadians after Huawei CFO arrest
Entrepreneur Michael Spavor and ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig are being held on suspicion of "endangering national security" in China. The two cases ratchet up pressure on Canada, which is holding Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver for...
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Canada and U.S. meet amid dramatic escalation of tensions with China
Two weeks after the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, Canadian officials have travelled to Washington to meet their U.S. counterparts to discuss the growing tensions with China and the case of the two Canadians currently being held there.
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Canada-China tensions could already be hurting tourism and investment
Two Canadians have been detained in China since Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver. They've been granted access to consular officials, but Ottawa isn't any closer to resolving this diplomatic feud. Now, the brewing...
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How a student workshop aims to stop sexual violence
Consent and sexual violence against women aren't always talked about openly among teenage boys. But in the Me Too era, there are efforts in place to change that, starting in schools. The National visits an Ottawa high school where a...
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Pipeline politics: Ottawa pledges $1.6B for oil and gas industry
Canada's battered energy industry got a $1.6 billion boost from Ottawa today, an attempt by the Liberals to slow the political and economic bleeding in the oilpatch. But it may not be enough for those in the region.
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Oilpatch says Ottawa's new funding still not enough
Canada's struggling oil-and-gas industry got a $1.6B boost from Ottawa. Most of that money comes in the form of commercial loans something Alberta's premier says is a good first step. But she insists more needs to be done.
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Indian Day School survivors reach interim settlement with Ottawa
About 200,000 Indigenous children attended federally operated Indian Day Schools across the country beginning in the 1920s. The schools were operated separately from Indian Residential Schools and were not included in the 2006 Indian...
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Unions ramp up pressure to block back-to-work bill for Canada Post employees
It's been five weeks since Canada Post workers started rotating strikes , but tabled legislation could force them back to work as early as Monday.
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Notley pushes for federal funding to stave off looming disaster in the oilsands
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said her government is only weeks away from finalizing a purchase of rail cars to move oil and help close massive price gaps that have short-changed government coffers and Canadian oil producers. She also...
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Ottawa announces changes to Indigenous child welfare
New legislation will give control and responsibility to First Nations, Inuit and Métis governments with a goal to reduce the huge number of Indigenous children in foster and group homes. But the announcement is being met with mixed...
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Sex abuse warnings at Ottawa high school were overlooked for decades
Warning: This story contains details some viewers may find disturbing. For more than 30 years, three teachers at the same Ottawa high school sexually abused dozens of teenage boys and girls.
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Ottawa short-changed veterans at least $165 million
More than 270,000 ex-soldiers were short-changed by Veterans Affairs Canada for over eight years because of an accounting error worth at least $165 million.
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Ottawa says no trade deal photo op unless U.S. tariffs are lifted
The official celebration of the new USMCA trade agreement may be a far more low-key affair than anyone imagined. Canada's ambassador in Washington said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not be taking part in any sort of signing ceremony...
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Thousands gather for Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa
Remembrance Day ceremony on Parliament Hill commemorates the end of the First World War a century ago.
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Mid-air small plane collision kills 1
A former plane crash investigator with the Transportation Safety Board talks about how Sunday's mid-air collision involving two small aircraft could have happened.
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Historic gamble into legal pot
As recreational cannabis becomes legal at the stroke of midnight, there are still many unknowns about the coming weeks and months. On the eve of legalization, The National looks at everything from doctors challenging the government over...
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Ottawa mayor sued for blocking residents on Twitter
In what may be the first case of its kind in Canada, three local activists are suing Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson for blocking them on Twitter, arguing that by doing so he's violating their charter rights.
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Pot pardons and the Saudi arms deal | At Issue
Going on Day Two of legalization, cannabis is still very much at the top of the political discourse for At Issue. The panel talks pot pardons put forth by the Liberal government and discusses the Saudi arms deal that Ottawa continues to...
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Provinces unite to fight Ottawa's cross-country carbon tax plan
Ontario Premier Doug Ford met in Saskatchewan with Premier Scott Moe, his ally in the fight against a federally enforced carbon tax.
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Tornado victims salvage belongings, prepare for rain
Victims of tornadoes that tore through Ontario and Quebec are rushing to salvage their belongings and prepare for forecasted rain that could do further damage to their homes.