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Sporting a green shirt and bowtie, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield went Irish to celebrate St. Patrick's Day Sunday.

Philippe Couillard is the new leader of the Quebec Liberal Party after getting the majority of votes on the first ballot from delegates at the party's leadership convention on Sunday.

A Liberal Party of Canada insider is accusing his own party of campaigning on behalf of Montreal MP Justin Trudeau in the Grits’ leadership contest.

Three people are in custody after two inmates of a maximum-security jail made a brazen daylight escape when a hijacked helicopter dropped a rope to the convicts and flew off.

If you’re a travelling man, there are few better places to spend St. Paddy’s Day morning, apart from Ireland, than inside a Kingston pub as booths of green garbed patrons count down until 11 a.m. when Canada’s liquor laws allow beer to flow.

Two inmates who escaped from a Quebec jail via helicopter on Sunday will appear in court Monday afternoon and could face a slew of charges including attempted murder, breaking and entering, and hijacking an aircraft, police say.

RCMP investigators confirm the remains of a Canadian have been found in Algeria as part of a probe into allegations a Canadian helped mastermind a terrorist attack there in January.

The NDP can't say how much its budget wish list would cost taxpayers.

As Luka Rocco Magnotta stood up in court to return to his isolation cell Monday, he waved a shackled hand at a young man who's a dead ringer for the alleged body-parts killer.

A Tory backbencher is pushing parliamentarians to support his bid to crack down on predatory gangs that recruit children.

Bargain shoppers will have to buy some patience if lineups at Target's previous store openings are any indication.

Justin Trudeau stands to gain most from Liberal headquarters' outreach to fair-weather supporters - but other campaigns say they're willing take one for the team.

The C.D. Howe Institute thinks Finance Minister Jim Flaherty can slay the deficit a year earlier than promised through further belt tightening.

A partner in HD Mining was granted permission to bring in nearly 100 temporary foreign workers using documents listing Mandarin as a language requirement, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed.

The Captain says we need to step back. Regroup. Rethink this strategy that he believes is leaving our wounded worse off than they were before.

Canadians will hear about Mafia kickbacks, unscrupulous bureaucrats and dirty campaign financing in Quebec for 18 months longer than planned.

The feds announced Tuesday a Vancouver lawyer has been tasked with addressing First Nations' opposition to resource development projects on the West Coast.