Evan Solomon

OTTAWA -- Canada's labour minister was told earlier this year that efforts to provide free tampons and pads in federally regulated workplaces could cost employers more than $1 million annually to become a reality. The March…

MONCTON, N.B. -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will take pressure from activists, unions and family groups to get some provinces to sign on to his government's national child-care program. Trudeau made the comments…

HALIFAX -- The software issue identified as a cause of last year's naval helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts on the interplay between automation and…

OTTAWA -- Mary Simon became Canada’s 30th Governor General on Monday, in a pared-down but historic and culturally-rich ceremony. A prominent Inuk leader and former ambassador, Simon is now the first Indigenous person to…

OTTAWA -- Mary Simon conveyed a message of hope, inclusiveness, and resilience as she delivered her first speech after being sworn in as the country’s 30th Governor General and the first Indigenous person to hold the…

OTTAWA -- Mary Simon conveyed a message of hope, inclusiveness, and resilience as she delivered her first speech after being sworn in as the country’s 30th Governor General and the first Indigenous person to hold the…

KUUJJUAQ, QUE. -- In the Inuit region of Nunavik in northern Quebec, the family and friends of Canada’s newest Governor General, Mary Simon, swell with pride as they reflect on how far she’s come. The former ambassador and…

OTTAWA -- An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties' financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates' riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpacing their political…

TORONTO -- History will be made Monday in the Senate chamber as the first Indigenous person takes office as the 30th governor general of Canada. Mary Simon, an Inuk from Kangiqsualujjuaq in northern Quebec, and lifelong…

OTTAWA -- Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for signs of Communist…