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OTTAWA — The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" health-care workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system. Dr.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he regrets the mistake of travelling to British Columbia to join his vacationing family on a day meant to honour Indigenous survivors of Canada's residential school system. Trudeau's presence in Tofino, B.

OTTAWA — Newly released documents show the Liberals were told earlier this year that the government's bid to lock in low interest rates on federal debt could run into problems unless the Bank of Canada stepped in.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took direct aim at military commanders on Wednesday, declaring they “don’t get it” following a whirlwind 48 hours involving a senior officer who provided a reference for a convicted sex offender.

OTTAWA — U.S. drugmaker Moderna is asking Health Canada to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company submitted data on a booster shot that is half the size of the doses used to give first and second shots of the vaccine so far.

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TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $25 million jackpot in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 8 will grow to an estimated $31 million. The Canadian Press

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — The RCMP officer who shot and killed an armed Inuk man says he pulled the trigger because he feared for his own safety, his partner and those living in the remote Nunavut community. Cpl.

VICTORIA — Social workers, sheriffs and administrative assistants are among an estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia who will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job.

OTTAWA — Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive.