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WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates ...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government moved towards fulfilling a key election promise today as it tabled a bill that would ensure children can attend kindergarten at four years old. The legisl...

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he wants the federal government to settle with engineering firm SNC-Lavalin "as soon as possible" in order to protect jobs and the company's corporate headqua...

Over one billion 12 to 35-year-olds are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged exposure to dangerously high noise levels, mainly from listening to music on their smartphones.That comes from the Worl...

OTTAWA - Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal agency launched its first ever weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteo...

Arguing for its case, but also standing up to a lot of questions from the bench - the lawyer for the Government of Canada laid out the rationale for the federal carbon tax on Thursday morning.She spen...

Would anyone - anyone at all - like to thank the academy? This is normally the time of year when Oscar hopefuls are readying acceptance speeches that almost always begin with a few words of gratitude ...

EDMONTON - Laurie Moring had an inkling something was up by the time she and her boyfriend were on their way to a Valentine's Day lunch. Her suspicions grew stronger when Mike...

TORONTO - Returning to the Western Hockey League for one more season wasn't what forward Joachim Blichfeld was expecting this past summer. The San Jose Sharks prospect thought he would be turning pro ...

MILAN - Italian brand Prada said it is forming a diversity council to "elevate voices of colour within the company and fashion industry at large," a move that follows accusations of racism in the luxu...