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OTTAWA — Canada's overworked disaster assistance program is being overhauled so that future projects would only be eligible for aid if they take into account the need to adapt to climate change.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is bothered that Google is limiting access to news for some Canadians.

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WINNIPEG — Manitoba has become the sixth province to sign on to a new health-care funding proposal with the federal government.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's capital city was eerily quiet Friday as people in Kyiv marked the start of the second year of war.

HALIFAX — The executive director of Canada's drug pricing regulator is stepping down — just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the independent body's work.

EDMONTON — Three Métis groups signed a deal Friday with the federal government that recognizes them as Indigenous governments, putting them on equal constitutional standing with First Nations and opening the door to further negotiations such as compe

OTTAWA — The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2023... What we are watching in Canada ...

Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharines, Ont.