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FREDERICTON — A psychiatrist testified Friday that the man accused of shooting to death four people in Fredericton two years ago was quiet, docile and “wouldn’t hurt a fly” until mental illness plunged him into delusions of a world populated by demon

OTTAWA — Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles.

OTTAWA — Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came that Nazi Germany had been defeated.

OTTAWA — A Manitoba man facing weapons charges and another of threatening the prime minister is expected back in court next month in advance of a possible plea in his case.

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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was grilled Thursday over the mounting cost of providing relief programs to help Canadians and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA — The two sides of America's great political divide converged Thursday in downtown Philadelphia, maintaining an uneasy peace as they stood vigil over the painstaking process of identifying the next president of the United States.

VANCOUVER — A former RCMP officer testified at an inquiry into money laundering Thursday that a British Columbia cabinet minister told him in 2009 that the gaming minister knew about organized crime at casinos but was more focused on the revenue they

Manitoba enlisted more help Thursday to enforce COVID-19 restrictions, while Quebec's premier resisted calls to relax measures in Montreal, and Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia reported their highest number of cases in one day since the pan

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Alberta is announcing another record-breaking day of new COVID-19 cases. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical health officer, says there are about 800 new infections.