10+ hour, 26+ min ago  (645+ words) EDMONTON -- Alberta's government is lowering the age for breast cancer screening to those as young as 40, a move that opens the door to self-referral so more people can access publicly funded mammograms by next year. Adriana La Grange, preventative health…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (749+ words) MONTREAL -- High-profile progressive Liberal MPs attending the party's national convention in Montreal on Friday welcomed and defended former Conservatives who have crossed the floor to their caucus. Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault said while he and many of his colleagues…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (740+ words) OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday Canada is not open to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran at this time, and pushed back on senators who claim Canada has abandoned its human rights focus in its pursuit of investment…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (166+ words) OTTAWA -- House of Commons finance committee chair Karina Gould says Prime Minster Mark Carney's claim that Canada's foreign policy is not feminist "certainly" marks a departure from the previous government. But Gould says the policy and ideals Carney described remain…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (406+ words) JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women. "Yes we have that aspect to our…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (276+ words) Carney's retreat from women and gender equality in formal government operations continued with the 2025 Throne Speech. Trudeau's 2015, 2019, and 2021 throne speeches referenced women, gender, and gender equality over a dozen times'naming gender-based violence, pay equity, and women's leadership as core policy…...