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OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population grew at its slowest pace for a second quarter since comparable record keeping began in 1946, excluding 2020 when the pandemic hit. The agency s...

TORONTO - The hold tech giants have on the online advertising industry is putting national security at risk, a new report says. Google, Meta and Amazon control more than 90 per cent of the market mean...

VANCOUVER - Shares in Lithium Americas Corp. almost doubled in price Wednesday after it said it's in talks with the U.S. Department of Energy about drawing on its US$2.26-billion loan from the U.S. go...

UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada can find opportunities in crisis after attending this week's United Nations General Assembly in New York - where U.S. President Donald Trump use...

OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government's push to increase the number of days public servant...

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says government's plan to find $1.5 billion in savings over three years won't be enough to "start bending the curve towards balance" as the province fore...

British Columbia's forestry industry is "under pressure from all sides," prompting the provincial government to bring in changes to expand the role of BC Timber Sales, including allowing some communit...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is defending his government's record $1.2-billion deficit, saying he is focused on growing the economy and making major investments in health care. When asked if Nova S...

OTTAWA - Canada has dropped two legal challenges of United States duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The U.S. has long accused Canada's softwood lumber sector of violating rules on anti-dumping - flo...

NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension and, in an emotional monologue where he appeared close to tears, said that he wasn't trying to...