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Toronto paramedics say an older woman has died after a house fire in the city's east end. Paramedics say the woman was found dead after they were called to the scene of the fire late Saturday morning. Officials would not give the woman's age.

Wawa Goose getting $100,000 facelift from the federal government.

TORONTO — A former ombudsman at one of Canada's big banks has been tapped to investigate complaints of a far more frothy nature: beer. The Beer Store has appointed Charles Dougall as Ontario's first beer ombudsman.

OTTAWA — The country's annual inflation rate rang in below expectations last month at 1.2 per cent, largely under the weight of lower food costs, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

MARKHAM, Ont. — A 23-year-old Markham, Ont., woman is facing numerous additional charges arising from a fatal single-vehicle collision last month.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government's point man in the Senate says the upper chamber has yet to become the fully accountable, transparent institution envisioned more than a year ago after a critical review of its spending rules and oversight.

TORONTO — It's back to the pumps for "Corner Gas" as the Canadian sitcom smash is being rebooted as an animated series. The award-winning show was the No.

OTTAWA — The gloves came off Monday as provincial and federal ministers tangled in Ottawa during another round of what has deteriorated into a bitter clash over long-term health funding.

TORONTO — Proposed legislation granting long-term Canadian expats the right to vote will render a court fight over the issue moot, the federal government argues in new filings.

TORONTO — Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement for compensating Canadian owners of VW-made diesel vehicles caught in a global scandal over rigged emissions data.