OTTAWA — Last year, the billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates and her daughter spent two days living at a family farm in Tanzania with twin 13-year-old siblings, a brother and sister, and their parents.
OTTAWA — "It is a matter of urgent national interest that we move our oil to tidewater because our only customer, the U.S., has found vast amounts of shale oil and gas and will need us less and less. If we do not access new markets, our resources will be stranded and a huge opportunity will be lost." — Finance Minister Joe Oliver.
OTTAWA — A national commission is releasing a comprehensive study today on the state of Canada's mental health.
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP who won his Toronto-area seat in a summer byelection is taking time away from the Commons to undergo cancer treatment.
OTTAWA — Canadians are stressed out about having to care for older family members at a time when an aging population means more people will require such care, says a new report by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
OTTAWA — Canada's top military commander is trying to clear up an apparent contradiction about special forces soldiers directing air strikes in Iraq.