Politicians gather in Ottawa for a seal-tasting celebration in defiance of foreign critics.
OTTAWA - The recession-ravaged Conservatives showed surprising resilience in Monday's byelections, reclaiming a former stronghold in Nova Scotia and overrunning a Bloc Quebecois fortress in Quebec.
The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois cruised to easy victories Monday in two of four federal byelections in Nova Scotia, Quebec and British Columbia.
The Bloc Québécois is using gun control to curry favour in a pair of federal byelections Monday that are seen as mid-term popularity contests for the sovereigntist party.
Voters go to the polls in four federal byelections Monday after tight races that seem likely to confirm the status quo but could produce upset victories for the Conservatives and New Democrats.
The Bloc Québécois will support the Conservative government's budget motion on Friday, averting a federal election call this week.
OTTAWA - A disenchanted Tory adviser in Quebec is now in talks with the Bloc Quebecois about running for the separatist party.
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says a federal Conservative adviser in Quebec is considering running for the separatist party.