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The five former Canadian junior hockey players facing charges from an alleged sexual assault will appear in pretrial court this September. CBC is reporting that during a preliminary hearing in London ...

A precautionary recall by Frito Lay Canada is affecting some of its snack products. The affected products are SunChips Harvest Cheddar Multigrain snacks and Munchies original snack mix, but only speci...

The Prime Minister has released a statement on the passing of Arthur L. Irving. Justin Trudeau says it's with sadness that he learned of Irving's passing. The PM called the New Brunswick native a succ...

Canada is expected to see a rise in new cancer cases and deaths in 2024, but overall case and death rates should continue to fall. That is according to a new report published Monday in the Canadian Me...

Canada's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1 per cent in April. Statistics Canada said employment increased by 90,000 across the country. According to its monthly labour force survey, those ga...

The Canadian government is funding more emergency preparedness and response efforts across the country. The government announced a new pilot program for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and $1.2 ...

It will be at least three years before King Charles III appears on a new Canadian $20 bill. The Bank of Canada is working on a redesign of the bank note. It will feature a portrait of the King with th...

"Be Prepared. Know your Risks." That's the theme for Canada's 29th edition of Emergency Preparedness Week. Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan encourages Canadians to learn about the disaste...

Canada's inflation rate eased, and growth slowed down in 2023, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Inflation declined to 3.4 per cent in December 2023 from the peak of 8.1 per cent in Ju...

A strike has been avoided for now between WestJet and the union representing its maintenance engineers. In a statement, the airline says they have come to a tentative agreement with Aircraft Mechanics...