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OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council says it's weighing a range of different paths for its benchmark interest rate to cope with inflation risks from the Iran war. On Wednesday, the central ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government. The sum includes two previously announced deals...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government wants to revive its stagnant mining sector and take advantage of Ottawa's ambitions to supply an international market hungry for critical minerals from depen...

OTTAWA - People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and - for those who got the long-form census - information abou...

ROGERS PASS - The military has decided to end its role in avalanche control along a major British Columbia transportation route that has seen it fire artillery shells to set off slides in Rogers Pass ...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrived Tuesday in the Persian Gulf, a region where Canada is aiming to strengthen ties on defence and security amid an uptick in visits and investment de...

OTTAWA - The federal government is extending the contracts of about 750 term workers at its pay centre to manage a surge in expected job cuts. Nicole Allen, spokesperson for Public Services and Procur...

VANCOUVER - The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong foothold in Canada to spur economic and job growth, but say there's also a need for guardrails on the t...

OTTAWA - The former environment minister who helped to create the Impact Assessment Agency eight years ago says the federal government's proposal to change how pipelines are assessed risks delaying th...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...