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HALIFAX — A senior Nova Scotia Mountie involved in the response to the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history told an inquiry Tuesday that confusion was inevitable as the police force rapidly built a "beast" of an organization to stop an acti

VANCOUVER — In a quick list on numbers that moved on May 28 with a story about old-growth logging, The Canadian Press erroneously said 7,200 hectares of at-risk old-growth forests logged since November amounts to the size of nearly 90 football fields

OTTAWA — The federal government is failing to keep its promise to care for veterans, Canada’s auditor general declared on Tuesday as she called for a real plan to ensure ill and injured ex-soldiers aren’t forced to wait months, or even years, for the

OTTAWA — The federal auditor general says Canada's prison service has not given offenders timely access to programs to help ease them back into society, including courses specific to women, Indigenous people and visible minorities.

OTTAWA — COVID-19 restrictions at the border will remain in place for at least another month, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Quebec says it will start using human papillomavirus tests as its primary screening tool for cervical cancer, replacing the Pap smear.

EDMONTON — A father and son accused of murdering two Métis hunters defended themselves, their lawyers said during closing statements at trial, while the prosecution argued it was a case of taking the law into one’s own hands.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a prayer of peace and spoke of moving together on the difficult path of reconciliation at Tuesday's National Prayer Breakfast.

TORONTO — Seasonal or higher than normal temperatures across much of the country will offer Canadians a chance to enjoy the summer, but predictions from a prominent national forecaster warn the humidity could welcome a rather stormy few months.

OTTAWA — Canada's auditor general has found the federal government has made limited progress to identify and address barriers to putting a process known as gender-based analysis plus into action.