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OTTAWA - Export Development Canada is declaring itself a leading human-rights defender, but workers groups and rights' advocates say its new much-awaited policy fell short of what was needed. The Crow...

Health Canada has unveiled its new rules for cigarettes and tobacco product packaging in an effort to reduce the appeal of tobacco products, which remain the leading cause of preventable death and dis...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe appreciates the changes made for canola farmers and supports the federal government getting back to the table with China.Moe spoke Wednesday morning, shortly after the f...

SALT LAKE CITY - A student who came out as gay during a valedictorian speech at Mormon-owned Brigham Young University has drawn praise from fellow students and notable figures such as Kristin Chenowet...

NEW YORK - Woodstock 50 will go on despite the loss of a major financial partner, according to the organizers of the beleaguered anniversary event. In a statement released late Monday, Woodstock 50 co...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is failing in its promise to spread the heavy caseloads borne by staff at Veterans Affairs Canada in an effort to make sure veterans are served properly, according...

The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a collection of lawsuits against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it ...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's sweeping national-security bill doesn't go far enough to protect the rights of people ensnared by Canada's no-fly list, academics and civil-liberties advocates&n...

HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are wading into the growing national debate over militarization of police forces, having won approval to buy a $500,000 "armoured rescue vehic...

OTTAWA - Newly compiled data shows an alarmingly high number of women who are victims of violence are being turned away from shelters across Canada due to a chronic lack of resourc...