A parliamentary committee has agreed to question key witnesses about how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a special lab in Winnipeg were able to work closely and covertly with China.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney whosteered the country throughtumultuous times domestically and on theworld stage was remembered today as a politician who made tough choices for the greatergoodat his state funeral in Montreal.

One of Canada's intelligence watchdogs has finished its investigation into allegations of foreign electoral interferenceand has sent its findings to the prime minister and members of his cabinet.

Defence Minister Bill Blair said Thursday that despite this week's drama over a divisive House of Commons vote calling for an end to future arms exports to Israel, the Commons-approved motiondoesn't change Canada's approach to the file at all.

For more than eight hours on Tuesday,the late Brian Mulroney's family wife Mila, daughter Caroline and three sons Ben, Mark and Nicolas stood in a receiving line and greeted almost everyone who came to pay their respects to the former prime minister close to 1,000 people.

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney's three sons thanked Canadians and federal political leaders for the outpouring of support they've received since their father's death late last month.

As a growing number of premiers urge the federal government to pause an upcoming increase to the federal carbon tax, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on what he called "short-term thinker" politicians.