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MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his ...

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...

OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal auditor general's reports released Thursday: Canada wasn't ready for a pandemic Auditor Karen Hogan found that years of underfunding public health, despite the ear...

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government missed chances to flag fraudulent claims for emergency benefits last year, potentially paying money to insolvent companies, and will now have t...

OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...

BUCHAREST, Romania - Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions. They converged in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs b...

OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick issued a strong rebuke of Canada's defence minister on Thursday, after Harjit Sajjan suggested Lick's predecessor could have done more with an allegation of sexua...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have introduced legislation to provide $7.2 billion to cash-strapped provinces, territories and municipalities, with more than half slated for immediate health-care needs...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of provisions that govern evidence about an alleged assault victim's sexual history. The decision comes in the case of Shane Red...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...