National News

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP who has long advocated for closer ties with Africa fears her government is on the verge of releasing an Africa strategy with no significant spending attached, years after the government promised a plan.

WINNIPEG — A judge has rejected the defence of a Manitoba man who claimed he was suffering from sexsomnia, a rare sleep disorder, when he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy.

MONTREAL — There is no magic solution to homelessness, Montreal's public consultation office heard Monday as it began a series of hearings on how the city can more successfully integrate services for vulnerable people into neighbourhoods.

SKIDEGATE, B.C. — With tears streaming down his face, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a gathering of Haida Nation leaders and community members that he couldn't think of a better place to make one of his final trips as Canada's leader.

OTTAWA — Canada disagrees with U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Russia rejoin the G7 — but Moscow says the idea is a non-starter anyway.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he sees an east-west clean electricity network as his first priority for expanding the Canadian energy market — not new pipelines.

OTTAWA — The Green Party's leaders say they will have a full slate of candidates for the next election, which could be called as soon as next month.

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a 57-year-old man found inside a snow-covered vehicle with its engine running, after two major snowstorms hit the city over four days. Montreal police Const.

OTTAWA — Economists are more confident the Bank of Canada might pause its interest rate cuts next month — tariffs notwithstanding — as Canada's annual inflation rate ticked back up in January.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in January, Statistics Canada says.