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LONDON - The British government on Wednesday defended its strategy for combating a second wave of COVID-19 cases amid criticism that its new slate of restrictions will not be enough to stop coronaviru...

PARIS - France's president wants to expand paternity leave to one month - and require fathers to take time off with their newborns. President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Instagram before vis...

MADRID - Authorities in Madrid want to hire more doctors and get urgent help from Spain's military and police to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections that might force them into expanding rest...

BRUSSELS - The European Union announced a major overhaul of its asylum system Wednesday in hopes that more countries will finally share responsibility for people landing on Europe's shores seeking san...

OTTAWA - "The prime minister had an opportunity to present a real plan to Canadians, and he didn't do that."  - Candice Bergen, deputy Conservative leader --- "I'm not surprised that the Liberal ...

OTTAWA - The Liberals are reversing course on a decision to wind down a federal wage subsidy, vowing in their throne speech to extend the program for businesses harmed by COVID-19 into next year. Over...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to help provinces respond to soaring demands for COVID-19 testing but there is still no indication of when the government will approve th...

OTTAWA - In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's chief coroner is hoping a recent decline in fatal overdoses after a record number of illicit-drug deaths is a positive sign but she says it's time the province developed...

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will sit this fall with most MPs participating by video link so they can stay physically apart during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez intro...