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OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference turns its attention to media issues today. A senior official from the federal broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunicat...

The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today. The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to...

OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament are working with their colleagues in Australia and New Zealand to try and convince their respective governments to jointly recognize Palestinian statehood.NDP M...

REGINA - The race to elect a new government in Saskatchewan begins today. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has said he will be asking Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty today to dissolve the house to launch the prov...

VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party is expected to be the first to roll out its complete election platform today. Leader Sonia Furstenau is scheduled to hold a news conference in Victoria this morning. Th...

OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois will try to put the squeeze on the Liberals today by calling for a debate in the House of Commons about increasing old age pension payments for all seniors. Bloc Leader Yves-...

BANGKOK (AP) - A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday with 25 of those on board feared dead, according to officials and rescuers. The bus was carr...

LONDON (AP) - In his first public remarks since he was released from prison, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he has been freed after years of incarceration because "I pled guilty to...

CALGARY - Rookie Samuel Honzek continued his scoring tear on Monday with a brilliant short-handed effort as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime. The 19-year-old Slovak, who was ...

EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight pre-season game, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Monday. Corey Perry and Ben Gleason also s...