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OTTAWA - The number of vehicles stolen in Canada fell sharply last year but there were still almost 47,000 such thefts reported and more than a third of those were never recovered, says a new report r...

MONTREAL - In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l'Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into the St-Crme - a combination hotel, ice cream shop and event space. It's one of dozens of chu...

TORONTO - Toronto city council has adopted the mayor's 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2...

OTTAWA - The federal government may name the winner of the heated competition to supply the navy with a fleet of new submarines as soon as this year. Stephen Fuhr, secretary of state for defence procu...

OTTAWA - Federal Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound is defending the government's latest $1 billion loan to Canada Post but says federal support can't be a "long-term solution" for the Crown corporat...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government heads into a legislative session this week with an $11.2 billion deficit, economic uncertainty, and plans to roll back a law on Indigenous rights - and an ex...

OTTAWA - When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can't pay for a room with a credit card - because she's been ...

CALGARY - An expansion project has been put on hold at a diamond mine in the Far North, a move the Northwest Territories government says underscores the need to reduce its economic reliance on that in...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "significant" deficits are in store for her province as it tries to grapple with low oil prices. The government's new budget is set to be unveiled later ...

VANCOUVER - When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee from Kenya, pregnant with her son, she remembers being able to buy a bunch of kale for $2 or $3. That same bunch is...