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VANCOUVER - There was "nothing nefarious" about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's request that Canadian officials seize Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices, a lawyer for Canada's at...

WASHINGTON - Democrats said Tuesday that they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said "we have ...

OTTAWA - The federal government will release a highly anticipated budget in about four weeks, giving Canadians a detailed accounting of pandemic spending and how the Liberals plan to spend billions mo...

OTTAWA - China lashed out Tuesday against Canada and other western countries, saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own. The criticism was part of ...

OTTAWA - Health Canada is reassuring Canadians the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective, even as it works to add a warning about blood clots and reacts to a new controversy over the compan...

VANCOUVER - A newly approved pilot project will allow electric kick scooters to legally cruise the streets and bike paths of six British Columbia municipalities. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming sa...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is developing a suite of new initiatives aimed at tackling inappropriate behaviour in the ranks, the military's acting commander revealed Tuesday, including a "playb...

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - At the heart of an inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself four years ago are questions surrounding Lionel Desmond's ability to own a...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole brushed off the idea Tuesday that a vote by the party's grassroots on climate change should colour Canadians' opinion of his party. "I'm the leader, I'm in ch...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:45 p.m. Alberta reported 465 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The province identified 197 new variant cases, bring...