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VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general has announced further provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward ju...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government promised more consultation Tuesday with inner-city residents and business owners upset about a planned supervised drug consumption site. Premier Wab Kinew also said ...

REGINA - A $6.8-million subsidy the City of Regina is paying Costco could have been avoidable had a provincial Crown corporation properly collaborated on the retail giant's plans for its new location,...

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador announced Tuesday that it will sell off its stockpile of U.S. booze and donate the proceeds to charity, following the lead of Nova Scotia and Manitoba. The provi...

QUBEC - Quebec tabled its own bill Tuesday to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of nati...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending the funding process that saw one government ministry give money to a company even after another ministry identified "irregularities" that are now being...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by Preside...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is falling short of a target to create more affordable child-care spaces, according to a new report released as the province presses the federal government for additional funding...

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion was defeated b...

OTTAWA - Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. It's amon...