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OTTAWA - Amid the growing death toll of Canada’s ongoing opioid epidemic, there’s evidence of a correlating increase in the number of healthy human organs available for transplant. The age...

Six stories in the news for Tuesday, June 20 --- SENATE BALKS AT SPLITTING BUDGET BILL The Senate won’t be splitting the Trudeau government’s budget bill to hive off the portion dealing wi...

TORONTO - The makers of Canada’s latest Heritage Minute say featuring the country’s acceptance of Vietnamese “boat people” in the short film was the ideal way to keep current e...

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale plans to introduce a bill today to upgrade a list of Conservative anti-terrorism measures. It will include more robust oversight of the Canada Border Serv...

OTTAWA - The federal government has released a detailed itinerary for the upcoming royal visit by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla to Canada’s north, eastern Ontario and the National Capital ...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A marine shipping dispute is challenging the country’s constitutional obligation to its youngest province, as a newly released report finds federal subsidies for Marine ...

OTTAWA - Public safety and justice workers exposed to graphic materials detailing horrific crimes are at risk of suffering psychological injuries and therefore need better protections, says a federal ...

Montreal police officers have put away their camouflage pants until at least Friday night as their union and the city engage in intensive negotiations to try to reach a deal on pensions. Late on Monda...

OTTAWA - The author of a damning report earlier this year that led to the eventual resignation of Sen. Don Meredith has herself resigned. Senate ethics officer Lyse Ricard’s departure was announ...

TORONTO - Almost one in every two Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and one in four Canadians will die from the disease, a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society p...