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OTTAWA - Supreme Court justices pushed lawyers from Saskatchewan and Ontario hard Tuesday, demanding to know how Canada can help stop climate change if any single province chooses not to help. But sev...

OTTAWA - The state funeral for former prime minister John Turner will take place on Oct. 6 at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto, the Department of Canadian Heritage announced Tuesday. The fu...

Politics has been more than a little shouty of late. Actor and activist Kal Penn would quietly like to change that. "Today we have the blessing - or a curse - of being able to yell at somebody on your...

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada comes with a similar increase in support for the mandatory wearing of masks in public places. The online survey by Le...

OTTAWA - Jim Karygiannis is no longer a member of Toronto City Council after the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear his bid to hang on to the position. Karygiannis, a former Liberal member of Pa...

OTTAWA - Independent senators are renewing their calls for the Liberal government to move forward with legislation to officially change how the Senate functions.    The majority of senators ...

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is getting a new president as the country heads into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Iain Stewart, curren...

LANGFORD, B.C. - Premier John Horgan called an early election Monday, saying British Columbia needs stability during the COVID-19 pandemic as opposition leaders accused him of putting politics ah...

MONTREAL - COVID-19 appeared to be gaining steam in Canada's two most populous provinces on Monday, prompting Quebec's public health director to announce the beginning of a second wave. Quebec and Ont...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:35 p.m. There have been another four deaths in B.C. due to COVID-19 complications. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie H...