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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep masking rules in pl...

Earthquakes Canada says a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit 77 kilometres south of Grande Prairie.The shake occurred at 3:53 p.m. and was recorded at 10 kilometers deep. The epicentre of the earthquake was...

OTTAWA - On the Monday after the first weekend that trucks and demonstrators filled the streets of downtown Ottawa, Ellie Charters went for a walk in the area. "The vibe in Ottawa was eerie. It was sc...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A prominent writer and government critic who accused Uganda's security forces of torture has gone into exile ahead of a looming criminal trial, his attorney said Wednesday. Kakw...

Alberta: For the first time in years, Alberta's growth has lagged behind the national average. Its 4.8 per cent growth rate between 2016 and 2021 was slightly below the national mark of 5.2 per cent. ...

Canada's most populous province grew at a faster pace than the rest of the country overall over the last five years, thanks largely to immigration. Some of the most dramatic local growth happened outs...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African ne...

The census data for 2021 tells a very different story across Canada's three territories. Yukon led the country in population growth from 2016 to 2021, increasing by 12.1 per cent and bringing its popu...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A second man pleaded guilty Wednesday in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The plea by Kaleb Franks leaves four other men to face trial in March and ...

One in 10 Canadians are calling smaller urban centres their home, according to the 2021 Census from Statistics Canada. Last year, 3.8 million people, or 10.1 per cent of Canadians, lived in smaller ur...