More than 40 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but not all of them kept a safe, six-foot distance.

Rota will be first MP of Italian descent to hold the prominent position.

A look at Halifax West, one of Nova Scotia’s 11 electoral districts in the 2015 federal election

A spokesman for the Parliamentary Protective Service said the force is investigating the incident, which took place Monday during an event known as Black Voices on the Hill.

On this Sunday, one-on-one with the prime minister for a wide-ranging interview on oil, China, and during this holiday season, the faith and values that underpins his work in office.

As young women from across the country sat down in the House of Commons on International Women's Day, a Halifax university student took her seat at the front of the house – in the Speaker's chair.

This past year our elected officials took part in behaviour running the gamut from “unparliamentary” to “childish” to “physical molestation” – their words, not ours.

He’s spent two decades in the House of Commons – first as an MP, then a minister, and now as Speaker of the House. But for many years while growing up in Nova Scotia, Geoff Regan didn’t imagine a life in politics.

A Conservative MP from Alberta accused Justin Trudeau of “childish behaviour” after claiming to have seen the prime minister sticking out his tongue during Question Period Thursday.

Although MPs complain about heckling in the House of Commons, they also actively participate in it.