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OTTAWA — Pro-gun activists marched in Ottawa on Saturday to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapon ban.

OTTAWA — In a Sept. 12 story about a pro-firearm rally on Parliament Hill, The Canadian Press reported that the federal government had "set up" a buy-back program for newly prohibited firearms.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:03 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2020: There are 136,659 confirmed cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Bold plans to rebuild Canada's shattered economy will take a back seat during a two-day cabinet retreat as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers confront the more immediate challenge of how to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from doi

FREDERICTON — Voters in New Brunswick head to the polls Monday in the country's first provincial election since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and lessons learned may provide a template for future campaigns. "Campaigning was very different.

OTTAWA — Time is running out for the federal Liberal government to name a new commander of the Canadian Armed Forces before it faces a confidence vote, with some observers worrying a delay could leave the military in limbo in the event of an election

MONTREAL — When Michelle McSweeney saw a groundhog crawl into an above-ground tomb at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, it was hard not to be freaked out. "I heard it rattling around," she said.

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Atlantic Canada won Saturday night's $18.2 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:19 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2020: There are 136,141 confirmed cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon.