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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home. She says the changes will come into force in December and better reflect the housing market.

OTTAWA — The judge overseeing the sexual assault trial of former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson is reading his decision in an Ottawa court this morning.

OTTAWA — The head of a federal inquiry into foreign interference says she will not be publicly identifying parliamentarians suspected by a spy watchdog of meddling in Canadian affairs.

OTTAWA — Liberal House leader Karina Gould lambasted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a "fraudster" this morning after he said the federal carbon price is going to cause a "nuclear winter.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

OTTAWA — Canadians in two federal ridings are choosing their next member of Parliament today, and political parties are closely watching the results.

The Conservatives are the last of the major parties to have a fall strategy session after the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois all met last week.

HAIDA GWAII, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The northern British Columbia coast was rattled by two earthquakes below the ocean floor on Sunday. Natural Resources Canada said the first quake hit at 3:20 p.m.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia will be opening secure facilities to provide involuntary care under the Mental Health Act for those with severe addictions who are mentally ill and have sustained a brain injury, the premier announced Sunday just days ahe

OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada as part of an effort to hold the regime accountable for human-rights violations.