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OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are poised to introduce a new law to protect and promote Indigenous languages. Just before the weekend, the government put the Commons on notice that it planned to i...

JOHANNESBURG - A peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years of conflict, the United Na...

VICTORIA - For the seventh straight year, Victoria has taken the top spot in Amazon Canada's list of most romantic cities in the country. The list tabulates purchases of what Amazon Canada calls ...

FIELD, B.C. - Three crew members of a Canadian Pacific freight train have died in a derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. A spokeswoman with the railway said the crew m...

LONDON - Liam Neeson says he's ashamed to admit he had violent thoughts about killing a black person after learning that someone close to him had been raped. Neeson says that after being told the atta...

QUEBEC - Two victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting are among eight Quebecers honoured today by the provincial government for their acts of courage. Medals were awarded to Aymen Derbali, who ...

CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - An eastern Newfoundland town has been gripped by the mystery of billboards that declare large-lettered love for Sonia, from KR. The 10-foot by 20-foot billb...

FIELD, B.C. - Three crew members of a Canadian Pacific freight train have died in a derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. A spokeswoman with the railway said the crew m...

MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture minister says he went too far when he endorsed the firing of a whistleblowing bureaucrat who had raised concerns about pesticide use. Last week, Andre Lamontagne s...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted Canada into the Davis Cup finals, downing Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the best-of-five tie 3-2. It was the ...