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OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because ...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.2 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.4 per cent (...

TORONTO - A handful of Toronto community groups buying properties across the city in an effort to keep rents low say the upcoming municipal election could determine whether they're able to secure thou...

OTTAWA - Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia. Stephen Fuhr, Canada's secretary of state f...

The federal government's proposed online safety legislation is a good start on regulating artificial intelligence chatbots - but more work will be needed to protect Canadians from their potential harm...

MONTRAL - Rain appeared to be letting up in parts of southern Quebec on Sunday after downpours soaked Montreal's West Island and communities south of the city a day earlier. Environment Canada said up...

EDMONTON - A survey of spending over the last fiscal year by Alberta's provincial politicians indicates taxpayers are footing the bill on everything from bison steak dinners to a pack of gum. And a ca...

EDMONTON - Hobbled by more than just low oil prices, Alberta's NDP finance minister limped into the legislature in a cast to deliver a devastating budget. It was 2017, and Joe Ceci had injured his leg...

OTTAWA - From a massive ad blitz featuring Canadian broadcast icon Peter Mansbridge to a cabinet minister calling on shipbuilders to cough up a car plant, the brief race to replace Canada's aging subm...

CALGARY - Ten years ago this week, the United Kingdom voted to quit the European Union, setting off years of political turmoil and economic pain that persist to this day. Richard Barfield was working ...