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Canadian Michael Kovrig faces trial in China as western nations protest
A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
Federal NDP calls for elimination of for-profit long-term care
The federal New Democrats are seeking the support of the House of Commons in calling on the government to eliminate for-profit long-term care.
Extended jobless relief to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report
Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs, Parliament's budget watchdog says in a new report.
Tsilhqot'in say colonialism, racism hindered COVID response
A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory says ongoing colonialism and systemic racism have hindered its COVID-19 response.
B.C. and Washington state plan to wipe out invasive giant hornet
Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets.
Canada inks green-energy deal with Germany aimed at developing hydrogen sector
Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade, with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up.
Two Quebec nurses suspended after allegedly mocking Indigenous woman
Two Quebec nurses have been suspended without pay after allegedly mocking an Indigenous woman at a public clinic in Joliette, Que., northeast of Montreal.
Biden urged by New York congressman to consider easing Canada-U.S. border restrictions
One Capitol Hill lawmaker is ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to begin reopening the Canada-U.S. border.
Jody Wilson-Raybould about to release book about her time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government.
'We will remember them': Canada commemorates COVID-19 victims on one-year anniversary of pandemic
Flags across the country were flown at half-mast and tributes poured in to lost loved ones on Thursday as Canada marked the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic.