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OTTAWA - Canada and Turkey have agreed to restart initial discussions on a free-trade agreement. Global Affairs Canada said in a news release the decision reflects both countries' ambition to unlock t...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is "not looking to renew" a critical continental trade pact, indicating the United States will blow past a July 1 deadline for renewal. ...

QUBEC - Quebec's auditor general says the provincial government showed poor planning in $2.2 billion of investments in various battery companies - many of which are now experiencing financial troubles...

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem doesn't think the economy is in a recession, but he does acknowledge some recent weakness - something other economists argue should give the central bank ...

POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating." Pouce Coupe Mayor Daniell...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it's on track to comply with a human rights ruling that requires the province to move people with disabilities out of institutions and into their own homes by...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is "no big drama" surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge - but it may take longer to open than anticipated. "We are...

OTTAWA - The co-founder of Ottawa's independent net-zero advisory body says she has been "disappointed" by Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment to climate action to date. Catherine Abreu was speaki...

Health experts told Quebec's legislature that there are no health benefits to consuming energy drinks as Health Minister Sonia Blanger hopes to pass a bill banning the sale of the beverages to those u...

MONTREAL - An Air Canada flight attendant got a thrill last week when she gifted pop superstar Rihanna a beaded lanyard from her Mohawk community south of Montreal. Lily Kahnerahtiio Dailleboust says ...