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OTTAWA — National defence is becoming an increasingly thorny topic for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as Canada comes under heavy pressure from its allies to do more and spend more.

OTTAWA — Aid groups say Ottawa has fallen silent as Palestinians face a growing risk of famine in the Gaza Strip — and as one Canadian humanitarian organization pauses aid delivery after accusing Israel of imposing a dangerous distribution system.

QUÉBEC — A committee of Quebec legislature members is recommending that social media accounts be barred for youth under the age of 14 unless they have the consent of a parent or guardian.

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov.

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing interviews two of the accused gave to police months after the encounter with the complainant. Alex Formenton and Dillon Dube spoke with Det.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says widespread wildfires have the city of Flin Flon on the verge of evacuation while officials work to find places to put thousands more possible evacuees.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney meant to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump by inviting King Charles to Ottawa this week, foreign policy experts say — but Trump may not have been the only target audience.

OTTAWA — The federal government will take "immediate and decisive action" to rebuild Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty told an audience of military contractors at a trade show in Ottawa Wednesday morning.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty said that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program. "I'm not in a position to evaluate the numbers.

OTTAWA — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend.