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OTTAWA — Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program on Thursday, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications as well as hormone replacement therapy for menopau

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $270-million agreement for jobs and conservation projects in the Qikiqtani region, a majority-Inuit territory that is part of Nunavut.

MONTREAL — Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government’s decision to force a suburb north of the city to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges relating to hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms.

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Thursday afternoon on behalf of the federal government for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948, saying it is "long overdue.

The program was launched initially for seniors in December 2023 and has been expanded in phases.

WASHINGTON — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday Canada has acted on U.S. concerns about border security and fentanyl trafficking — even as U.S. President Donald Trump insists economy-wide tariffs will go ahead next week as planned.

KYIV — The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv’s St. Michael's Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine had been a focal point in the war with Russia.

OTTAWA — New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycott of Amazon to protest the online retail giant's closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec.

MONTREAL — Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr.