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Better fire protection is needed in barns to stop the cruel deaths of tens of thousands of farm animals each year, says a report from the Humane Society International/Canada. "We're just not...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is defending its decision to take more than $4.1 million from Veterans Affairs Canada's operating budget at a time when the department is struggling with a backlog of t...

OTTAWA - Seeking to understand the circumstances surrounding the murder of a 22-year-old Quebec woman at the hands of a violent offender out on day parole, federal MPs emerged with few ...

CALGARY - A daycare in a downtown Calgary office tower has closed after a child tested positive for COVID-19. Suncor Energy spokeswoman Erin Rees says the Pump-Kin Patch Child Care Centre is closed un...

GATINEAU, Que. - A couple from Gatineau say they're relieved to be back home after contracting COVID-19 aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Bernard Menard, who went through the expe...

OTTAWA - The board that governs the House of Commons says it's considering measures to improve safety on Parliament Hill after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would self-isolate over corona...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. "I have so...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - The National Lacrosse League is suspending its season due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The league announced the decision in a release Thursday. "The National Lacrosse L...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he will announce new restrictions on gatherings to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the coming days, but he hopes to avoid closing all public ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's communications director tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after travelling with Bolsonaro to a meeting with U.S. President Donald...