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OTTAWA — The success of bitcoin has spurred the launch of hundreds of copycat digital payment systems looking to cash in on the popularity of the cryptocurrency.

FLINT, Mich. — A Quebec man entered an airport in Michigan on Wednesday, yelled "Allahu akbar" and stabbed a security officer in the neck, according to U.S. federal prosecutors who said they are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.

OTTAWA — A bid by senators to amend the Trudeau government's budget escalated Wednesday into a test of wills over which parliamentary chamber — the elected House of Commons or the appointed Senate — has the right to decide budgetary matters.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's new security bill adds torture, detention and serious destruction of property that would endanger a life to the list of things Canada's spy agency cannot do when disrupting terror plots.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined indigenous leaders across from Parliament Hill on a sun-drenched Wednesday and said the building housing his office will no longer bear the name of Hector-Louis Langevin, a father of Confederation and an

TORONTO — The premier of Ontario says she's disappointed that New York lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that would require state construction projects to use American iron and steel.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has passed legislation giving Remembrance Day the same legal status as Canada Day and Victoria Day. It is mainly a symbolic move, as the Commons can't make Nov.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The mother of a dead two-year-old girl sat trembling in the witness box Wednesday as she faced her daughter's accused killer in court.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a now-retired RCMP inspector says a civilian employee "actively and enthusiastically" had sex with his client at work and then alleged she was sexually assaulted.

WINNIPEG — A woman who stabbed her 89-year-old neighbour 68 times for no apparent reason says she is not a monster but was "in a very bad state" after going off her medication weeks before.