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TORONTO — Census data released Wednesday offers an unprecedented snapshot of Canada's transgender population, showing 0.33 per cent of residents identify as a gender that differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

HALIFAX — One of the Mounties who oversaw the initial response to the mass shooting in Nova Scotia was off work for at least 16 months afterwards, saying he struggled with questions about his own decisions during the rampage. Staff Sgt.

WASHINGTON — United States prosecutors say they've offered a plea deal to the Montreal-area woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump.

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OTTAWA — The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more funding in the coming months.

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $22 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 29 will be an estimated $28 million. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked cabinet confidentiality in his appearance before a special committee tasked with investigating the government’s use of the Emergencies Act.

VANCOUVER — Canada Post has temporarily resumed delivery to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, more than a month after it stopped bringing mail to a two-block area where it says workers had safety concerns.

VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands.

WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada and the United States will continue to exert "maximum pressure" on Russia in response to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.