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OTTAWA - Canada will spend $440 million to join an international program that is trying ensure COVID-19 vaccines aren't just hoarded by rich countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. But C...

OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government has reached a deal with the New Democrats over legislation to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing the backing needed to survive a confidence...

QUEBEC - A judge has granted a stay of proceedings in the corruption case of former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused, bringing the lengthy legal saga to an end. Quebec cour...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7 p.m. The federal government says there has been a "considerable" weekly increase in the number of new and active COVID-19 ...

OTTAWA - Federal MP Marwan Tabbara's criminal case is now adjourned until the end of October. The 36-year-old MP from Kitchener was arrested April 10 and charged with two counts of assault, as well as...

OTTAWA - In mid-March, Christine Ilott's manager broke some bad news to her: she was losing her job in live theatre as a result of the pandemic.  The 47-year-old went home to her basement apartme...

PARIS - A young man stabbed two people Friday outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were killed in 2015, and a terrorism investigation has been opened ...

MONTREAL - A slow but steady rise of COVID-19 cases in Quebec's private seniors residences in recent weeks is causing concern among experts and authorities, who want to avoid the disast...

OTTAWA - Canada's long search for new rescue planes for the military is nearly over as the federal government showed off the first of 16 new aircraft on Canadian soil Friday.  The unveiling at Ca...

OTTAWA - Quebeckers were urged to stop socializing, Ontarians were barred from late-night pub-hopping, and the entire country was sternly warned of "critical" containment measures required in coming w...