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OTTAWA - Canada's top public servant says federal officials did not probe WE Charity's financial situation or governance structure when doing homework on a $912-million deal with the charity...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has full confidence in Finance Minister Bill Morneau and that any reports to the contrary are false. Trudeau's office has taken the unusual step of issui...

TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After dispatching Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company - a roster with the seventh-best ...

DENVER - The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last year and put him in a chokehold, sued police and medical offic...

OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curl...

OTTAWA - The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next phase of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator...

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada's decision to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon recognizes the country already faced significant turmoil before last we...

TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications invo...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key s...

LONDON - The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soar...