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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across North America, saying the breach could have a financial impact on some former and cu

The Ottawa Food Bank says it will reduce the amount of food it provides to programs within its network as it copes with increasing costs and growing demand for its services.

Ottawa rapper Khalid Omar, who performs under the name TwoTiime, was forced to evacuate his Calabasas condo as wildfires tore through the Los Angeles area this week, leaving the studio where he records in ruins.

With less than two weeks to go until Trump returns to the White House, it's still not clear how the Republican leader will enact his tariff agenda, but the International Economic Emergency Powers Act is one possibility.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term Friday despite international condemnation of his recent reelection as illegitimate , as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down

MONTREAL — Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area.

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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 300 points Friday despite strength in energy stocks as the price of oil climbed, while U.S. stock markets also fell as investors reacted to the latest labour market reports.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Friday on worries that good news on the job market may be too good and prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's oyster industry is calling for more research and government action as a parasite spreads in the province's waters, threatening the world-renowned export.