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OTTAWA - The Liberals have officially started the clock toward a key vote that will determine the fate of billions of dollars in new pandemic-related aid - and the minority government. The federal gov...

OTTAWA - The scars from the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill are part of the "heritage fabric" of the iconic Centre Block and will not be fixed during extensive renovations on the building, according to...

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the priority list of people who will get vaccinated first against COVID-19 has to be refined because the initial six million doses set to arrive in t...

VICTORIA - A long-running study of more than 50 dead killer whales in the Pacific Ocean concludes human activities pose deadly threats to the orcas. Killer whale deaths from Alaska to British Columbia...

MONTREAL - Refugee advocates are criticizing Canada's decision to resume deportations before the country irons out the details of a program to grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who have been...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is apologizing for using a photo of two men to promote World AIDS Day. The government posted the picture showing the men standing side by side with their heads tou...

Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on dos...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will not meet a marquee pledge by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lift all boil-water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. Indigenous Service...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:26 p.m. Yukon health officials say they're investigating a new COVID-19 case in Whitehorse. Chief medical officer Dr. Brendan ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - In a breakthrough a month after deadly conflict cut off Ethiopia's Tigray region from the world, the United Nations on Wednesday said it and the Ethiopian government have signed a dea...