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The government on Thursday announced a sweeping promise to make groceries, children's clothing, Christmas trees, restaurant meals and more free from GST/HST between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15. "Our governmen...

Saskatoon's new city council and mayor were sworn in on Wednesday night at city hall. Two items were on the agenda: The returning officer's declaration of the official election results, and the appoin...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring. ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40...

WASHINGTON - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help h...

HALIFAX - Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston asked Nova Scotians on Thursday to be patient, saying his government's plan for health care, housing, and affordability is working - and that he n...

HALIFAX - Domestic violence has not been given enough attention during the Nova Scotia election campaign, with only one of the three major parties mentioning intimate-partner violence in their platfor...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says in a st...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska's U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather. Begich was among the opponents Pel...