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OTTAWA — International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a federal program to match donations for the East African famine generated $21.3 million from Canadians.

LACOLLE, Que. — Almost 7,000 asylum seekers have been intercepted at the Quebec-U.S. border in the last six weeks, authorities said Thursday. The RCMP's Claude Castonguay said the force intercepted more than 3,800 people between Aug.

TORONTO — Two teachers knew that nearly half of the 32 students they accompanied on an ill-fated canoe trip earlier this summer had failed a required swim test but allowed them to go anyway, the Toronto District School Board said Thursday.

WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump tweeted up a storm Thursday, the massive trade negotiation he launched was off to a quick, quiet start in the boardrooms of a Washington hotel.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Former St. John's mayor Andy Wells says he's milder now than that time he called his archrival "a stupid old woman.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Martial arts training might not be the first thing a daycare worker would list on a resume, but six youngsters in central British Columbia are safe because the operator of their pre-school used those skills this week.

OTTAWA — The Justice Department wants to know what Canadians think of changing some of the former Conservative government's controversial tough-on-crime sentencing legacy — including mandatory minimum penalties — before the Liberals bring in their pr

TORONTO — Amanda Brugel, the lone Canadian cast member in season 1 of "The Handmaid's Tale," has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming second season. A representative for Brugel confirmed the news to The Canadian Press on Thursday.

TORONTO — Stock markets tumbled today, but the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fared better than its U.S. counterparts due to the strength of gold and other commodities. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 48.57 points to 15,033.

HALIFAX — Environment Canada warned of rip currents, rapidly changing water levels and heavy rainfall in parts of Atlantic Canada as hurricane Gert glanced the region Thursday.