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OTTAWA - Canada's border agency is urgently looking to hire a global technology firm to help develop a biometric strategy in response to rapidly evolving issues including COVID-19. The Canada Border S...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Nunavut is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 today. The territory has one active reported case of COVID-19, located ...

IQALUIT - Travellers who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will soon be exempt from a 14-day stay in Nunavut's government-run isolation hotels. Fully vaccinated travellers will be free to t...

NEW YORK (AP) - A. Stella Oloye, a Washington, D.C-based writer working on an Afrofuturism novel, was at a low point this spring when she learned of an online challenge she likens to a "gift from God"...

TORONTO - The president of Ryerson University in Toronto says a statue of the university's namesake has been pulled down by protesters and will not be replaced. A statement from university president M...

NANAIMO - Banning plastic checkout bags at Nanaimo retailers takes effect on Canada Day, while enforcement won't be heavy-handed out of the gate.The City's zero waste coordinator Kirsten Gellein said ...

PARIS (AP) - France's anti-competition watchdog decided Monday to fine Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its "dominant position" in the online advertising business, an unprecedented ...

KAMLOOPS - Two people, including a child thought to be under 12, are in hospital following a wild police chase that included a gun fight near Merritt Sunday (June 6).Police say it began just around 3:...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court on Monday rejected a claim by dozens of wartime Korean factory workers and their relatives who sought compensation from 16 Japanese companies for their s...

DENVER (AP) - Christian Pulisic converted a penalty kick in the 114th minute, backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath stopped Andrs Guardado's penalty kick in the 124th and the United States overcame an early...