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Senators have voted to pass the federal government's bill legalizing recreational marijuana by a vote of 52-29, with two abstentions, paving the way for a fully legal cannabis market within eight to 1...

The federal government is one step closer to creating a national Indigenous Languages Revitalization Act after government and Indigenous officials met in Yellowknife on Tuesday.

A former Liberal MP may have used his connections with municipal officials in Collingwood, Ont. — including his sister, the mayor — to secure a $756,000 consulting fee that was hidden from taxpaye...

A former Mountie is suing the federal government, a doctor and a psychologist who worked for the RCMP after he developed PTSD following postings in isolated communities in Labrador and Nunavut. ...

The lead owner of Hibernia isn't saying much about the temporary shutdown, but sources say it could last around 40 days.

Several European leaders, including from France, Germany, Italy and Austria, will hold talks on Sunday on migration, an issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and increasingly i...

Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three "tender age" shelters in south Texas,...

The British government is facing another knife-edge vote in Parliament over how much control lawmakers should have in the country's departure from the European Union.

South Korea's president urged North Korea on Wednesday to present a plan with concrete steps toward denuclearization, raising the pressure on leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Beijing to discuss ...

The Trump administration is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council because of what U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley describes as its "hypocrisy" and bias against Israel.

Rona Ambrose's former riding remains staunchly Conservative after a Monday byelection that saw the Tory candidate romp to victory.

A Catholic school trustee candidate who lost in last week's civic election is questioning why the school her children have attended for six years asked to see her baptismal certificate.Mom-of-three Kristin Heimbecker said Monday she's worried her chi...

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.

The Alberta government launched its annual influenza immunization program to the public Monday in the hopes of seeing a significant uptick in participation this season.The province spent $12.1 million this year to obtain 1.6 million doses, which woul...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, visited Edmonton in July, joining hundreds of volunteers who devoted their time and effort to help build affordable housing in Alberta’s capital city.

Un richissime et énigmatique financier installé dans des paradis fiscaux détient pour au moins 8 M$ dans une firme de cannabis administrée par le propriétaire de journaux et ex-ministre libéral Martin Cauchon et par le chroniqueur à La Presse ...

Départ de son bras droit dans la tourmente, avalanche de plaintes sur la gestion des déchets, imbroglios impliquant le directeur des grands projets: ça craque de partout à l’hôtel de ville de Québec, où le maire n’a jamais paru aussi peu e...

Une résidence pour toxicomanes de Lévis pourrait devoir fermer ses portes le 1er juillet et laisser 40 personnes vulnérables à la rue, faute de financement public.

Le Groupe Sportscene, propriétaire de La Cage, brasserie sportive, lancera cet automne au Québec un nouveau concept de restaurants destinés aux milléniaux sous la bannière À Domicile.

Alors que les pharmacies ressemblent de plus en plus à des supermarchés, l’Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec lance un pavé dans la mare en invitant ses membres à cesser la vente de malbouffe dans leurs commerces.

In the 19th century, a lady’s calling card was, well, her calling card. These perfumed rectangles of paper could convey many messages to the gentleman who received one, depending on which corner was folded down and the French abbreviations she fest...

The tenant of a south London townhouse destroyed by an explosion in 2014 said in court Monday that she received a panicked call from a man charged with arson and drug offences.

Police and students leaders are asking St. Patrick’s Day revellers to be on their best behavior as the dark memory of a destructive March 17 six years ago still lingers.

The London Free Press is taking a big digital step forward — and we’re bringing our 160-year tradition of journalistic excellence with us.

Elgin OPP say a body recovered from Lake Erie Saturday is a man who had been previously reported missing to London police.

The Trudeau Liberals may have promised to ramp up Canada’s involvement in peacekeeping, but new UN figures show that Canada had fewer peacekeepers deployed on missions in September than at any point in recent memory — including under the Harper C...

Britain says it will give Canada the two shipwrecks once commanded by John Franklin that lie at the heart of one of this country’s most compelling Arctic myths.

A Canadian civil liberties group is accusing Dalhousie University of censoring the political expression of a student leader under investigation for her social media comments.

The niqab conversation in Canada isn’t going away anytime soon. Don’t think that whatever happens with Quebec’s Bill 62, whether it lives or dies, is going to neatly solve the issue and put it to bed for good.

Former Ontario premier Bob Rae has been named a special envoy to Myanmar.

"We've got caught up these days in all of this technology and think everybody has it — and everybody doesn't have it."

If you do have a greater purpose in life than anonymous, thinly veiled, racist online comments, consider a public park's role in education.

Columnist Barb Pacholik reflects on inquests as a review of the Office of the Chief Coroner is set to be released.

When the new school year begins in the fall, the school will be called The Crescents School after one of its surrounding neighbourhoods.

The Regina Public School Board will borrow $297,240 from reserve funds to cope with the enrolment of 450 more students in 2018-19.

HALIFAX — A study showing a dearth of minority judges in Canada has advocates suggesting the country must seize a unique opportunity to increase racial diversity in a “judiciary of whiteness.” “After many years of saying this ...

We analyzed the numbers to see the effects of the province's graduated licensing program.

B.C.’s finance minister says the provincial government is taking a City of Vancouver proposal to impose a tax on vacant homes seriously, despite the province’s general reluctance to seek solutions to the region’s housing affordabili...

Spurred on by a poll showing three-quarters of British Columbians supporting a heightened minimum wage, John Horgan looks to be gambling that Justin Trudeau's left-ward shift is the way to electoral victory.

Eleven B.C. residents have acquired travel-related Zika virus in the seven months since public health officials started testing for the mosquito-borne virus.

Proponents of the barriers argue they would not only eliminate suicides on the subway, but also prevent lengthy service delays and make service more efficient by allowing trains to enter crowded stations at full speed.

Environmental program helped homeowners get smart thermostats, energy-efficient windows and other retrofits to reduce their hydro bills and fight climate change.

“Canada’s not going to take advantage of the United States any longer,” the president said while complaining about Canadians shopping across the border.

Toronto is gearing up for it’s 38th annual Pride parade, this Sunday at 2 p.m., along with a weekend full of festival events and celebrations of identity.

Twenty-eight years later, a woman recounted a terrifying knifepoint rape by two men in downtown Toronto. The accused was arrested after his DNA matched the DNA found on her underwear.

Since Surrey RCMP said Friday they had implemented successful strategies to combat gun violence, there have been three more shootings.

A B.C. Supreme Court ruling allowing a terminally-ill woman a medically-assisted death has not opened the door to nurses now participating in hastened death, the College of Registered Nurse of B.C. said Monday.

The vast majority of government-funded long-term care homes for seniors in B.C. do not meet Ministry of Health staffing guidelines. The Residential Care Facilities Quick Facts Directory, a report released recently by the Office of the Seniors Advocat...

Now that the least is expected of them — or wanted from them, if you ask the draftists — the Vancouver Canucks have built their longest winning streak of the season. It began five days ago. It took the Canucks six months and 79 National H...

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North American auto companies have already advised Ottawa on the brewing trade war — now they’ll do the same for Washington. After suggesting what Canada should do about new American tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, those same compani...

Windsor singers Amelia Daigle and Erin Armstrong are off to Italy in July to fine-tune their true operatic voice.

If you have OHIP approved clinics, there shouldn’t be a two-tiered system. My dad should be treated with the same equableness as anyone in Ontario requiring physiotherapy treatment.

Members of the Windsor Professional Firefighters Association Tuesday finished voting 95 per cent in favour of the new five-year deal, which is retroactive to 2014.

The Windsor Public Library board picked a location for its central branch, but the location won’t be revealed until later this week.

The father of a missing 3-year-old North Texas girl was arrested Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance.

Manitoba’s new Liberal leader said he won’t add to his seat count by wooing one of the province’s two independent MLAs.

Manitobans could eventually buy legal marijuana along with their beer at some vendors, if a hotel association pitch succeeds.

Police are asking the public to help identify a young boy whose body was found on a beach in Southeast Texas.

Uber announced more than 11,000 Manitobans are on board with its goal to offer rides in the province, just as the taxi industry vowed to lobby for strict rules to govern such companies.