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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number as the Biden administra...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she wonders whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces, but refused to say how her boss was kept ...

SALEM, Ore. - A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19. "I have a really bad case of COVID, and I'm kind ...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Dep...

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...

Manitoba introduced tougher COVID-19 public health measures and Nova Scotia announced it would restrict entry amid a surge in infections, as Ottawa introduced new ways for small and medium businesses ...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent. In its ruling Friday...

OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose says she had no idea it would take so long and require such determination to see that new judges are properly trained in sexual assault law.Four years and three attempts later, B...

MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's arrest and death, accusing them of wilfully violating the Black man's constitutio...

WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau stopped well short Friday of endorsing efforts to lift the veil on the trade secrets behind COVID-19 vaccines, insisting instead that Canada is already doing plenty to impr...