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HALIFAX - Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role i...

MONTREAL - A woman arrested in the death of a newborn found alone at a Montreal-area bus stop on Monday had spent the early morning hours at a homeless shelter ahead of the discovery. Pierre Rousseau,...

OTTAWA - A new report comparing the two contenders for Canada's submarine contract cautions that Hanwha's subs likely would have to be modified to meet Canadian operational requirements. The report la...

EDMONTON - The union for Alberta's teachers says the province using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to end their strike is a gross abuse of power -- but says it will follow the law. The Alberta T...

TORONTO - Patience is a virtue but it didn't pay off for the Toronto Blue Jays fans who stuck it out until almost 3 a.m. at Rogers Centre for a watch party that saw more than 27,000 fans pack the stan...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's caucus worked into the wee hours of Tuesday morning to curtail debate and speedily pass a bill using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking t...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Alberta passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike Premier Danielle Smith's government ha...

SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Singapore on Tuesday, as his first official visit to Asia enters its second leg. Carney has been pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner for S...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's government has passed a bill using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history...

OTTAWA - Some of Canada's allies are praising Ottawa's work on preventing Russia from smuggling oil through concealed ships - ships that Ottawa fears could someday unleash an environmental cataclysm i...