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The advocacy group has called on the federal government to implement a national strategy to improve the lives of children and to appoint a commissioner who will hold Canada's leaders accountable.

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MONTREAL — The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combating systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach. The federal government first offered $6.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia General Employees' Union says a portion of its members who work for the province's public service will begin walking picket lines Tuesday after the union issued 72-hour notice of a strike last week.

OTTAWA — Nearly a fifth of the Liberal caucus has issued a letter calling for more to be done to address a rise in antisemitism after a Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at an Ottawa grocery store.

As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country's most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of them.

While the NDP received several endorsements from major labour organizations, those endorsements weren't always backed by the membership, and the Conservatives won over many union voters in worker-heavy manufacturing towns.

MONTREAL — All eyes will be on Quebec Premier François Legault on Tuesday as he is set to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province’s auto insurance board.

OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada and the United States.

An evacuation order was issued for a second community in Northwest Territories on Sunday due to a dangerously close wildfire.