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MONTREAL — The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals — COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus — are all on the decline, the province's public health research institute said Thursday.

OTTAWA — The federal government has set aside $6.9 million to cover the cost of dealing with last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests at Canada's busiest border crossing, according to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

OTTAWA — The war in Ukraine has identified critical gaps in the Canadian Army's ability to fight and survive on the battlefield, leading to an unanticipated rush to buy new military equipment.

VICTORIA — A sailor and his two dogs are recovering on Vancouver Island thanks to life-saving action by the United States Coast Guard.

OTTAWA — David Saint-Jacques says he has always been "obsessed" with the notion of perspective — from the physical, like understanding where we are in space and what's beyond the clouds, to the philosophical.

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YELLOWKNIFE — From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators and broadcasters.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac. There are no pictures, mementoes or books — only a small stack of Alberta sovereignty act bills perched on her desk.

MONTREAL — Twelve months ago Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch a two-pronged tracking system for domestic violence suspects, and while victims' rights groups welcome the technology, they want to know more about its effectivenes

HAGERSVILLE, Ont. — An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was "essentially ambushed," the commissioner of the force said Wednesday night. Police have said 28-year-old Const.