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OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal Liberals' budget overestimates how much of an impact its stimulus measures will have on Canada's economy. The budget last month outlined what t...

HALIFAX - The common law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April 2020 in Nova Scotia is pleading not guilty to charges she illegally provided him ammunition. Lisa Banfield, 52, is...

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will play home games in Buffalo, N.Y., for the second year in a row because of COVID-19 restrictions.The Blue Jays say they will call Sahlen Field home starting June 1....

Health Canada says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can now be given to kids as young as 12.The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone at least 16 years of age or older.A trial of more than 2,200 you...

A Melfort woman is looking to continue representing her region with the Metis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S).Brittany St. Dennis is one of three nominees for Eastern Region II in the race to become the re...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A new report shows climate change is rarely factored into management decisions made for fisheries in Atlantic Canada and the eastern Arctic. Daniel Boyce, a research associate with ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Former President Donald Trump won't return to Facebook - for now. The social network's quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was...

LONDON - India's foreign minister pulled out of in-person meetings at a Group of Seven gathering in London on Wednesday because of possible exposure to the coronavirus. Diplomats from the G-7 group of...

OTTAWA - Legislation aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely held during the COVID-19 pandemic is stalled in the House of Commons, even as Justin Trudeau's Liberals are fast-approaching t...

OTTAWA - The commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force says he has "full confidence" in the military's new Cyclone helicopters despite a growing number of incidents that include last year's deadly cra...