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Most protected areas in Canada are now being proposed by Indigenous groups, who aim to look after those lands themselves

OTTAWA — An Ottawa criminologist says questions about whether political pressure was placed on the RCMP commissioner in the Nova Scotia shooting investigation illustrate why Brenda Lucki should not report to the public safety minister.

OTTAWA — After more than two years of economic turbulence through the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's workforce participation overall appears quite rosy for women.

The federal government has created a special task force to help tackle the major delays with immigration applications and passport processing that have left Canadians frustrated.

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $65 million draw. However, one of the 10 available $1 million Maxmillion prizes was claimed, with the winning ticket being sold in Quebec.

A Prince Albert, Sask., woman has narrowly escaped serious injury after falling asleep between a set of train tracks

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has sentenced former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden to life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend, with no chance of parole for 14 years.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Americans — many enraged, others elated — gathered on Capitol Hill to vent their feelings Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

Some Afghan-Canadians say they are worried Wednesday's magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan could heighten the country's already dire humanitarian crisis.

Prince Charles pitched a new relationship between Commonwealth countries and the Crown on Friday, suggesting they can learn from efforts to reconcile with Indigenous Peoples in Canada