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OTTAWA - Rates of obesity and diabetes are higher among First Nations adults than in the general Canadian population, while almost half of all Indigenous families have difficulty putting eno...

OTTAWA - Almost two dozen Canadian environment groups are urging the federal Liberal government to make sure its next budget acknowledges that climate change is costing the country hundreds ...

PARIS - French actress Catherine Deneuve has had a mild stroke while filming her latest movie, the screen star's family said Wednesday. The 76-year-old Deneuve suffered a "very limited and therefore r...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has put union and management in the Metro Vancouver transit dispute on notice that he will not allow disruptions in service to go on muc...

TORONTO - A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War. The poll c...

OTTAWA - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the fight against climate change can unite this country even as it currently is fuelling talk of Alberta separation. Pallister is in Ottawa today to...

VANCOUVER - Interfor Corp. says it had a $35.6-million net loss in the third quarter, which included write-downs related to the permanent closure of a sawmill in Maple Ridge, B.C., as well as restruct...

TORONTO - A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as...

SURREY, B.C. - A failure to deliver on high expectations led to the B.C. Lions' decision to dismiss head coach DeVone Claybrooks on Wednesday, a few days after the team completed a disappointing 5-13 ...

October was a busy month with all the federal election activity. The Greens are now coming to terms with Elizabeth May stepping down as Leader of the Party after her valiant last 13 years of steering ...