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OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest deci...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote against an amended bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying.The vote on Bill C-7, expected in the House of Commons today,...

DUNMORE AB. - April first marks the beginning of fire season in Cypress County, and that means people have until the end of the month to apply for a permit for open burning. The county adjusted the st...

OTTAWA - An international group, of which Canada is a member, is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimul...

FLORENCE, Italy - Canadian Janine Beckie and Manchester City advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League with a 5-0 win Thursday at Fiorentina. Beckie, who has won 70 caps for C...

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank said it would step up its bond-purchase stimulus to support an economy whose recovery is expected to lag a year behind the rebound in the U.S., held back by slow ...

FRANKFURT - German luxury automaker BMW says net profit fell 23% last year to 3.86 billion euros ($4.62 billion) as the pandemic shuttered factories in the first part of the year. The maker of the X5 ...

OTTAWA - A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will "soon" receive their first trial after more than two years in detention. But a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada says C...

BROOKS, AB - The YMCA of Medicine Hat has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case at the Brooks Employment Centre.On Wednesday afternoon, the YMCA was advised that an employee who works at the YMCA Employm...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is using a white rose in the House of Commons to remember those who have...