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OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to elect a new Speaker next week, following the resignation of Anthony Rota.

QUEBEC — An ethnic nationalist who had been scheduled to testify Thursday before a Quebec legislature committee studying the province's immigration plan was told today he's no longer welcome.

OTTAWA — Turkey's deputy minister of foreign affairs says Ankara still wants Canada to drop its arms embargo, while pushing back on concerns about tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia. "One issue, ...

OTTAWA — The building used to feature endless cubicles, long hallways and fluorescent lighting.

OTTAWA — International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen has unveiled $14 million to support global organizations in Pakistan to help accommodate Afghan refugees.

Vancouver developer Howard Meakin has owned thefamed Expo 86-era floating McDonald's restaurant vessel known as the McBarge for decades, and despite its outward appearance, by no means is it derelict, he says.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Speaker's resignation to take effect The resignation of House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is set to take effect this evening.

OTTAWA — The Conservatives have maintained their summer lead in the polls, according to fresh numbers from Leger. Leger has released the findings of an online survey conducted over the weekend with more than 1,600 Canadian respondents.

OTTAWA — House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has resigned after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis to attend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Parliament last week.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consult under the Constitution.