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ST. JOHN'S — An advocate for victims of clergy abuse said Saturday they are holding on to cautious hope about Pope Leo XIV, but keeping a close eye on recently surfaced allegations that he previously sheltered those accused of abuse.

Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. The bipartisan bill put forward by Reps.

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023

OTTAWA — Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

OTTAWA — The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court.

A woman pushed back Friday after a defence lawyer suggested she felt embarrassed and ashamed for the choices she made the night she alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday — and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government.

MONTREAL — A political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted.