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EDMONTON — An LBGT activist says she's relieved and grateful police have charged an Edmonton blogger with a hate crime for allegedly posting online threats against specific people.

OTTAWA — Canada's envoy to the United States says he is embarrassed it is taking so long for Parliament to pass a new law that would pave the way for greater preclearance at the border. U.S.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government will introduce legislation later this year to erase past convictions for sexual activity with a same-sex partner, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday as multi-coloured flags were raised on Parliament's we

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government's representative in the Senate is attempting to derail a motion aimed at carving the Liberals' proposed infrastructure bank from its broader budget bill, thus delaying its creation.

TORONTO — Is it Lyme disease or not? That's one of the questions the University of Guelph hopes to be better able to answer with a new research lab dedicated to improving testing — and eventually treatment — for the tick-borne bacteria that is increa

TORONTO — They called him "The Don," and with good reason. A larger-than-life character with a sharp wit who thrived in the spotlight, Don Matthews took wicked pleasure in keeping people around him on edge with his abrasive, no-nonsense style.

TORONTO — Canadian Football Hall of Fame member Don Matthews, one of the CFL's most successful coaches, has died. He was 77. The Toronto Argonauts said Matthews died Wednesday of pneumonia in Beaverton, Oregon.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government needs to give judges new tools to help courts deal with cases that take too long to get to trial, to better prevent those accused of sexual assault or murder from going free on a technicality, a Senate committee says.

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OTTAWA — Hauling goods across the country is a major and fast-growing contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but addressing the problem needn't create an economic doomsday scenario, a new report suggests.