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WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government announced plans Thursday to expand rent control, raise electricity rates for some large users and keep grocery prices from fluctuating for different consumers. The p...

OTTAWA - As American officials consider cutting separate deals with both countries, Mexico says Canada is a core partner in the continental trade pact known as CUSMA. "The Mexican government is very c...

OTTAWA - Conservative defence critic James Bezan said it's "really shameful" the Liberal government did not tell the public about a reported Iranian missile strike on an airbase in Kuwait where Canadi...

WINNIPEG - An election in Manitoba is not scheduled until Oct. 5 of next year, but the province's two major political parties have started laying some of the groundwork. The NDP government introduced ...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are pushing for changes to the Criminal Code they say would offer new protections to people who use force to defend themselves during a home invasion - but the government sa...

OTTAWA - The Carney government is promising more than $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah. "We call on all actors to immediate...

OTTAWA - Canadians are expected to learn soon which programs will be affected by the federal government's cost-cutting review. Appearing before the House committee on government operations Tuesday, Se...

OTTAWA - The Mtis National Council has signed an agreement with the Northwest Territory Mtis Nation to boost collaboration between the two groups, which could lead the N.W.T. nation to join the nation...

TORONTO - Ontario must make entering the teaching profession more attractive to skilled tradespeople if it hopes to address a long-standing shortage of technological education teachers and ultimately ...

OTTAWA - Proposed legislation would give police and Canada's spy service new powers to investigate online activities - powers they say they need to keep pace with criminals in the digital age. The bil...