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OTTAWA - U2 frontman Bono is heaping praise on the Trudeau government for a new infusion of Canadian overseas development spending, leading a chorus of anti-poverty activists who are cheering the bigg...

OTTAWA - The federal government’s disastrous Phoenix pay system is destined for the ash heap - and the Trudeau Liberals have commited to spending $16 million over the next two years looking for ...

LAS VEGAS - A woman told police she had a child with casino mogul Steve Wynn after he raped her, while another reported she was forced to resign from a Las Vegas job after she refused to have sex with...

OTTAWA - Some of what was said Tuesday in response to the federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: ___ “Never has a prime minister spent so much to achieve so little. Despite last...

SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. - Dozens of people gathered in Tina Fontaine’s home community north of Winnipeg to honour her memory and comfort her family. Chief Derrick Henderson of the Sagkeeng F...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Meeting a stranger to complete an online deal can feel risky, even for a veteran police officer. Sgt. Judy Bird knows first-hand about the “sketchy” feeling that can com...

In recognition of International Women's Day, the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC), the Students' Association of Red Deer College (S.A.) and two third-year BScN students of RDC wi...

TORONTO - The CBC says its English-language prime-time coverage of the Pyeongchang Games with partners TSN and Sportsnet drew an average minute audience of more than three million viewers, up from 2.4...

SURREY, B.C. - A man at the centre of a controversy over Sikh separatism that is hounding the prime minister says he has worked with politicians from a number of parties since he was released from pri...

EDMONTON - City council in Edmonton has voted to lift a moratorium on combative sports events that was imposed following the death of a mixed martial arts fighter. Tim Hague, who was a teacher, died i...