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Ontario will send 28 health care professionals to Alberta to help take care of soldiers severely injured after a deadly weekend fire at a military base in the Prairie province, Premier Doug Ford says.

WAINWRIGHT — Two buses carrying soldiers from Canadian Forces Base Wainwright were greeted by flag-waving supporters on an Alberta highway Wednesday, days after a deadly military base fire.

Canadian news companies say they’re worried about changes to Meta’s terms of service and want the company to clarify how they will be affected.

Une grande majorité pour le Canada! Même s’il reste encore des votes à compter, les résultats sont assez clairs! En date de mardi, près de 76 % des Albertains qui ont voté ont choisi que leur province reste au Canada. Un peu plus de 24 % ont plutôt voté pour entamer des démarches vers l’indépendance. La première […]

A new report from Food Banks Canada says nearly 10 million Canadians across the country are struggling with food insecurity. Food banks are feeling the pressure as one in five report running out of food before meeting the needs of all their clients.

FRIDAY HARBOR — The endangered southern resident killer whale population has increased by one after a calf was spotted in waters near British Columbia.

Canadian investors face no shortage of uncertainty as the U.S.-Canada trade war drags on while global conflicts raise prices and rattle markets, but investing has always involved managing a range of risks, an expert says.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) shut down its website Wednesday as a precautionary measure amid a worldwide security breach affecting numerous websites.

HALIFAX — The agency that reviews complaints against the RCMP says the police force has apologized for its “grossly inadequate” investigation into the death of an engineer in Nova Scotia who drowned while inspecting a hydroelectric plant.

The number of invasive, destructive -- and ugly -- sea lamprey is declining in the Great Lakes, according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

MONTREAL — Air Canada customers who book their flights by phone are now paying $30 per passenger for the privilege. The country's largest airline says the policy came into force on Oct.

A white cargo van that was sought in connection with a hit-and-run in Vaughan earlier this month that killed a live-in caregiver from Richmond Hill has been recovered, police say.

TORONTO - Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders will be B.C. Lions fans this weekend. Calgary (9-9) finishes its regular season on a bye week af...

An advisory group that’s supporting a federal review of firearms classification — including a look at the SKS rifle — is expected to hold its first meeting this fall, almost a year after Ottawa announced the review.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

The hopes of Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer who are good candidates for out-of-province treatments were dashed when Health Minister Sylvia Jones responded to a court ruling by changing the rules.

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Canadian miner Teck Resources said on Wednesday it received strike notice from United Steelworkers Local 7619 at its Highland Valley Copper operations in British Columbia.

MONTREAL — A Quebec publishing house is cutting ties with author Thélyson Orélien after saying it found evidence he used artificial intelligence to write his debut novel.

Pending some paperwork, a small group of people from the Calgary area appears to have won Canada’s largest-ever lottery jackpot.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have fired manager Kurt Suzuki after he lost 100 games in his only season in charge of the long-struggling club.

After requesting a trade earlier this year, former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has returned to the nation’s capital in the navy and red colours of a Sens division rival.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted five people for allegedly trying to injure a comedian who mocks the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping as part of his act.

National Bank’s chief executive says competition is rising in the personal banking space and the lender will look to modernize its operations to attract clients.

TORONTO — Most Canadian actors can't pay the bills through onscreen work alone, according to a survey from the Canada Media Fund that found seven in 10 respondents earned less than $20,000 a year from their work on film and TV.

The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies.

Someone rather bluntly popped up on X recently to ask Hollywood writer-producer James Gunn a pointed — and here sanitized — question: “Who asked for a ‘Clayface’ movie??” Gunn, the guy behind the seriously weird “Guardians of the Galaxy” franch

“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling vowed to keep voicing her opposition to “trans activism” and financially supporting women taking legal action over their rights, in a new essay published Wednesday.

Young curlers showcased their skills and competitive spirit at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre during the U15 and U18 Junior Bonspiel on Oct. 18.