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OTTAWA - The federal lobbying commissioner says government agencies and officials faced a record barrage of pitches in the last year from groups trying to shape the country's pandemic response. Today'...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:20 a.m. The Quebec government is reporting 105 new cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths attributed to the novel corona...

OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog says key government decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic might be lost to history because of a sudden shift to new technologies and long-standing poor recor...

Ontario is committing $10 million to identify, investigate and commemorate burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools in the province. The money will also go toward culturally appropria...

MONTREAL - Organizers of Montreal's marathon say they're cancelling the 2021 edition of the event due to ongoing COVID-19 health restrictions. The Marathon Beneva de Montreal event was scheduled to be...

OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is taking a second stab at getting MPs to recognize Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. Leade...

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the second round of the Viking Classic Birmingham. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat China's Wang Yafan in the first round of...

OTTAWA - The federal financial intelligence centre warns that violent extremists driven by causes including racial hatred are increasingly turning to virtual currencies for fundraising. In a newly pub...

VANCOUVER - Clothing designer and retailer Aritzia Inc. says it has signed an agreement to buy a Reigning Champ, a designer and manufacturer of premium athletic wear. Under the agreement, Aritzia will...

NANAIMO - Fuelled by "every drug under the sun", a Ladysmith man lost his mind after watching his life fall apart during a brazen 2019 crime spree. Dustin Sean Williams stole a truck and robbed a Qual...