Semantics aside, the Trump-Trudeau meetings may have a concrete impact on how the border works.

There were more than a few quiet tears shed this week in political Ottawa.

The political class was sent reeling again this week with the shock of another apparent terrorist attack.

From overzealous civil servants trying to shut down a little girls' lemonade stand to Fourth of July festivities hosted by the U.S. ambassador, it was quite a week in Ottawa. Then came Jason Kenney.

Even the most hardened politicians succumbed to the pain of global tragedy this week, as Parliament Hill reeled with shock and outrage.

The party planners for Ottawa's hectic cocktail circuit clearly didn't anticipate having to compete for attention with Parliament Hill this week.

Weary Liberals limped into June after a bruising stretch. The resignation of Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo and a climb-down on how to handle electoral reform capped off the week.

Writing in the science journal Nature this week, researchers say Alberta's oilsands are one of the biggest sources of air pollution in North America, on par with cities such as Paris and Mexico City.