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TORONTO - The provincially owned portion of Ontario's Highway 407 is officially toll-free as of today. The move, announced as part of the Progressive Conservative government's budget last month, took ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his permanent chief of staff on Sunday, appointing Marc-Andr Blanchard, Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations, to one of the most powerful post...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney should honour the Liberal government's past promises to the NDP and table information about any U.S. trade talks in the House of Commons, the party's interim leader...

TORONTO - A month after Ontario's government extended strong mayor powers to a swath of new municipalities, some leaders are promising never to use the measures - but a chorus of small-town councillor...

CLOVIS, Calif. (AP) - A transgender athlete bested the competition Saturday at the California high school track and field championship to take home gold in the girls high jump and the triple jump at a...

HALIFAX - Canada Post employees gathered at rallies in 13 cities across the country on Saturday to highlight the ongoing labour dispute between their union and employer and stir up support for the wor...

MONTREAL - Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal a ruling that found a provincial law abolishing school boards violates English-language minority education rights. A spo...

OTTAWA - Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on...

Two First Nations in Ontario's far north have declared states of emergency and are planning evacuations as wildfires threaten their communities. Leaders in Deer Lake First Nation, near the Manitoba bo...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent next Wednesday. Trump initially announced the boosted duties on steel during a ral...