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TORONTO — Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasions in recent days, according to a prominent prisone

MONTREAL — A $500,000 debt incurred from three games of "rock, paper, scissors" is invalid, the Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled.

OTTAWA — Donald Trump's envoy to Canada defended the U.S. president's controversial decision to temporarily stop funding the World Health Organization during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — The yearly bills from overflowing rivers and rising seas in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 if Canada doesn't do more to improve flood protection, a new analysis suggested Thursday.

HALIFAX — Police say the man who went on a murderous rampage through five Nova Scotia communities was likely using firearms for which he didn't have a licence, and investigators are trying find out how he obtained weapons illegally.

OTTAWA — While the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine in the near future would be ideal, other solutions to the pandemic it has caused might appear first, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing more than $1 billion for medical research and testi

WASHINGTON — Canada will be watching the United States closely for teachable moments in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as regional leaders in both countries began taking tentative steps along the road to recovery in an

OTTAWA — Police are investigating how a 51-year-old denturist in Nova Scotia was able to get his hands on a seemingly authentic RCMP uniform and mock police cruiser before embarking on a killing spree that ended the lives of 22 people.

TORONTO — Canada's COVID-19 death toll passed the 2,000 mark on Thursday as scientists across the country scrambled to find a treatment or vaccine for coronavirus disease and Saskatchewan became the first province to announce detailed plans for easin

REGINA — Dentist offices, hairdressers, golf courses and retail stores could be allowed to reopen starting in May under Saskatchewan's plan to refire parts of its economy during the COVID-19 crisis.