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Climate change is causing mild winter temperatures to become more frequent across the country, one extreme weather expert says. Parts of southern Ontario have seen unseasonably warm temperatures and r...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year. The province says in a statement the number of...

WHITEHORSE - Yukon has begun offering $1,300 a year in dental benefits to residents who don't have coverage under another plan. The government says in a news release the program will cover dental trea...

OTTAWA - Former governor general Michalle Jean says wealthy countries must admit mistakes they've made in Haiti and pressure that nation's elite to find a path out of an ongoing humanitarian crisis. J...

HALIFAX - Latvia maintained its spot in the top tier of world junior hockey with a 4-2 win over Austria on Wednesday. Latvia swept the best-of-three relegation series at the 2023 world junior champion...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was failing anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's justice minister on Wednesday unveiled the new government's long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the country's...

MONTREAL - The influx of asylum seekers to Quebec is putting pressure on the province's social services network, with homeless shelters in Montreal bearing the brunt. France Labelle, with a youth home...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was failing anew to win the House speakership Wednesday in dramatic fourth round voting as the chamber plunged into Day Two of the new Congress with ...

SMITHERS - Two people were arrested following a drug bust in Smithers.North District RCMP say it follows an investigation that started in October 2021."The investigation, which included surveillance, ...