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CALGARY — The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada's economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership. The funding from the Social Sciences...

TORONTO — Consumer insolvencies in 2025 rose 2.3 per cent compared with 2024, according to data compiled by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. It says consumer insolvencies, which includes...

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pierre...

HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted...

Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to "get their act together." Since his 2025 inauguration,...

MONTREAL — The dream of rapid, affordable travel between Central Canada’s biggest cities is alive again as centuries-old concepts — nation-building and trains — meet in the form of a high-speed...

CAIRO (AP) — A limited number of Palestinians traveled between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday as the Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported. The vital...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in...