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WINNIPEG — Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives chose Heather Stefanson as their new leader and the province's next premier on Saturday, although her opponent was not ready to concede the close race.

WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson'ssuccessfulbid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and take the premier's chair follows a lifetime in and around politics that started as a young girl.

MONTREAL — The northern lights may be visible Saturday and Sunday in parts of the country where they're rarely seen.

Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal the clearing of the road to reconciliation, the Assembly of First Natio

ROME — Canada will donate 10 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and another $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa, the Prime Minister announced Saturday.

FREDERICTON — Halloween weekend is traditionally rife with images of bats, owls, spiders and other animals that spark fear in many.

An unfamiliar noise hums in the late-October air on evening strolls through some Canadian neighbourhoods. It's not the whooshing of witches on brooms overhead, the howling of werewolves or the lament of restless spirits.

Two people who were killed on Tuesday in Faro, Yukon, are being remembered by friends for their quick wit and friendly personalities.

VANCOUVER — More education in human trafficking is needed across Canada to combat the growing issue, which has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $24 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Nov.2 will grow to an estimated $29 million. The Canadian Press