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OTTAWA - The Liberals are setting aside $250 million over five years in a dedicated fund for rural transit, with the minister in charge saying the cash could be used for innovative on-demand services,...

GENEVA - A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a ...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 146,438 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,113,75...

OTTAWA - The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rat...

JOHANNESBURG - Rebels fought the Mozambican army Sunday for the fifth straight day for control of the strategic northern town of Palma, as reports came in that dozens of civilians have been killed and...

EDMONTON - The director of a children's movie about Bigfoot wants to thank the Alberta government's energy centre for starting a "ludicrous" fight over the film. Ben Stassen laughed several times as h...

BANGKOK - A pageant contestant from Myanmar has used her moment in the spotlight to appeal for urgent international help for her country as security forces suppressing protests against last month's co...

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use. The agreement r...

OTTAWA - In the last four years, Health Canada has approved more than 1,500 new or updated pharmaceuticals. Ten of them are vaccines. Five of those are for COVID-19. Dr. Supriya Sharma, the chief medi...

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 166,566 new vaccina...