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OTTAWA — The mayor of Abbotsford, B.C., says expecting local governments to shoulder the cost of infrastructure upgrades to protect their communities from flooding has been a "monumental mistake.

QUEBEC — The man accused of stalking the streets of Old Quebec on Halloween 2020 and murdering two people with a sword insisted Thursday that there were two competing versions of himself that night who were fighting for control.

OTTAWA — The Justice Department should not have told an MP it would take six years to respond to his request for documents about plans to ensure the safety of online platforms, the federal information watchdog has ruled.

OTTAWA — American vaccine maker Moderna will announce Friday it intends to build its promised Canadian production facility in Montreal. Mayor Valérie Plante confirmed the news in a scrum with reporters Thursday.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces says over three-quarters of the more than 1,300 service members who applied for an exemption from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have had their requests denied. Vice-chief of the defence staff Lt.-Gen.

Moderna says it's working on a submission to Health Canada for the approval a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of six. The biotech company on Thursday asked U.S.

QUEBEC — Prosecutors filed an appeal on Thursday in an attempt to have a former Quebec judge stand trial again in connection with the murder of his wife.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A historic fishing neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital is renaming of one its buildings less than a month ahead of a visit by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the city confirmed Thursday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP were initially reluctant to release a photo of the replica police cruiser being driven by a gunman who killed 22 people in April 2020 out of fear it could spark a “frantic panic.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she supports the "intent" of a bill from an independent senator to confiscate seized Russian assets even though the government's version of such a law differs in one key area.