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OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week during a three-day special assembly in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — Health Canada authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she's doing better after suddenly falling ill during a news conference on Tuesday, but she says she will reduce her activities in the coming days as a result of the scare.

OTTAWA — The federal government is considering ways to bring the extended family members of Canadians out of Gaza, but the tightly controlled border crossing into Egypt remains a major obstacle, Canada's immigration minister said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is reporting a significant increase in the rate of sexual assaults in the military, despite increased public and government attention on the issue.

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has signaled that she would like to see Meta regulated under the Online News Act, as social-media users find loopholes to share news on its platforms.

OTTAWA — Senators have voted to condemn one of their own, following a colourful rant covertly recorded during the self-styled "Freedom Convoy" protest last year. The Senate ethics watchdog found this spring that Conservative Sen.

MONTREAL — It's unclear when about 700 people can return to their properties in Quebec's Laurentians region after they were forced out earlier this week because of fears a dike on a nearby river could fail, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel

Residents in coastal and southern British Columbia are mopping up after an atmospheric river brought torrential rain and wind, while disrupting travel and utility services.

Nael Alhalis has been crying every day in recent weeks, worried his wife and two children might die in Gaza at any moment.