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OTTAWA - Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson says he'll launch a task force early in the new year to look at ways to ensure the long-term health of the softwood lumber industry. Speaking in Toronto,...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.2 per c...

VANCOUVER - As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would look like at 25. He and his high school friends would be starting families. They'd be on six-figure salaries and liv...

TORONTO - For years, Stphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn't figure out why. It wasn't until he was diagnosed with non-Hodg...

OTTAWA - Rising costs at the grocery store were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as Statistics Canada reports the overall inflation rate held steady in the month. The agency said Mond...

MONTREAL - More than a year after its rollout, an online portal for collecting taxes on goods transported into Canada continues to cause headaches for shippers - from red tape tangles to periodic outa...

The Canadian Press has been speaking with young people across the country about challenges facing their generation - and ways they continue to find joy. 'YOU'RE HUMAN AND YOU FEEL THINGS' Violet Rode,...

WINNIPEG - The board chairman at Manitoba's Crown-owned energy utility has resigned, two years after taking on the job. Manitoba Hydro says officials at the corporation were saddened to learn of Ben G...

CALGARY - The prospect of building a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast has garnered most of the attention since Ottawa and Alberta announced their sweeping energy accord late last month, but anot...