The provincial government abruptly purged the board and senior leaders of Alberta’s pension fund, defying a long-held principle that funds should be free of political interference. By Ian Austen ...

Canada was once a smug nation. We thought ourselves virtuous, and the rest of the world took us at our own estimation, especially Americans who threatened to move here when a Bush president or two ...

Stephen Harper, the guy who shook the hand of an overalls-clad Justin Bieber—oh, right, Harper is also prime minister of Canada—tried something new on Twitter this week. And no, not a failed DM à la ...

TOYAKO, Japan, July 9 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday played down the country's rising inflation rate, saying it was not the major concern for his government. Sign up ...

TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's next prime minister used his first post-election press conference Thursday to tell the United States to mind its own business when it comes to territorial rights in the Arctic ...

The provincial government of Alberta has appointed Stephen J. Harper, the former prime minister of Canada, as the new chair of the board of the C$168.9 billion ($124.5 billion) Alberta Investment ...

Canada’s foreign affairs minister, John Baird, reacted swiftly last month when word reached him that the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to Ottawa had promoted a YouTube video in which a Palestinian ...

Canadians head to the polls today to determine their next prime minister in an election that could spur a dramatic U-turn on energy policies critical to the United States, from the Keystone XL ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (Reuters) - Good news about the economy propelled Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the campaign trail on Monday, with an earlier-than-expected budget surplus ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. President Barack Obama went all over the Mideast and Europe last summer ...

Thirty-five Canadian troops have died in Afghanistan in the past three months. This week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the Canadian parliament that the nation's troops are vital to the ...