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The B.C. NDP want to unify with the ruling Liberals to fight the slated closure of Kitsilano Coast Guard Station early next year, proposing to march on Ottawa together if that's what it takes.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest, having assiduously boxed himself into a corner, is all out of options.

Cathy Nabuurs, seen here with her daughter, says P.E.I. should have a catastrophic drug plan.

Lesotho counted ballots after a tight general election, dominated by personal clashes rather than concerns over poverty, that could produce the southern African nation's first coalition government.

The environment, energy and federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair are on the agenda Tuesday when leaders of the western provinces and territories get together.

Egypt's Ahmed Shafiq, the ex-premier of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak who is set to face a Muslim Brotherhood candidate in a presidential run-off, pledged on Saturday to restore the country's revolution, as he reached out to his rivals.

Quebec's student movement, and the swelling ranks of its popular allies, staged a huge rally and march in Montreal on May 22.

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is growing increasingly frustrated with Conservative MP Peter MacKay, whose responsibilities as minister of national defence include overseeing search and rescue.

President Vladimir Putin steered Dmitry Medvedev into the chairmanship of Russia's ruling party on Saturday and demanded reforms to the flagging organization he will rely on to keep his grip on the country's far-flung regions.

In this Thursday, May 24, 2012 photo, protesters opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes bang on pots and pans during a demonstration in Montreal.

Residents of Montreal come out of their homes at 8 p.m. to bang pots and pans in protest of Bill 78 and in support of striking students across the province on Friday, May 25, 2012.

Christy Clark appeared at a Penticton rally Friday in support of a federal motion that would "free" British Columbia wines.

Timmins fire A forest fire burns near Timmins, Ont. on Thursday. The fire in northeastern Ontario has prompted officials in Timmins to declare a state of emergency.

Regina-area rancher Lyle Stewart, a former Saskatchewan Party agriculture critic, has been named Saskatchewan's new agriculture minister in a near-complete cabinet shuffle.

Students march during a protest against tuition fee increases on May 24, 2012 in Montreal.

Premier Kathy Dunderdale responds to questions from reporters outside the House of Assembly Thursday afternoon.

A new poll suggests Canadians are roughly split over NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's contention that the Alberta oilsands have given the country a case of Dutch Disease as he prepares to visit the province next week.

The Harper government's new Employment Insurance regime is an attack on seasonal workers and, by extension, rural Canada, charge Atlantic premiers and senior politicians.

In the midst of a social crisis, Premier Jean Charest is replacing his most senior aide and bringing back a right-hand man with a reputation for steady competence.

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, seen in this February 21, 2012 file photo, has announced new rules for Employment Insurance recipients.