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OTTAWA — A national coalition of anti-poverty groups is asking the Trudeau government to boost the basic amount it provides in child benefits in hopes of cutting child poverty rates in Canada in half by the end of the decade.

OTTAWA — A new report says Canadians could be unwittingly purchasing billions in dollars of goods made by child labourers in other parts of the world.

TORONTO — Marijuana industry insiders say they have met with the operators of Canada's largest stock exchange to devise a policy on investing in the U.S., where growing and selling cannabis violates federal laws.

NEW YORK — The people of Newfoundland were celebrated in speech and song at the Tony Awards on Sunday night but the heartwarming Canadian musical "Come From Away" fell short in its historic bid to capture Broadway's biggest musical prize.

OTTAWA — A woman is facing multiple charges after two incidents at an Ottawa church. Local police say the 52-year-old woman entered the church on April 30, began to scream and damaged a religious statue.

BURNABY, B.C. — A coalition of interest groups is calling on Canada's six biggest banks and others to back away from providing funding for Kinder Morgan Canada's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

HALIFAX — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will roll out more details today about Ottawa's spending plans for the Royal Canadian Navy.

TORONTO — Canadian comic book author Meredith Finch says she hopes the box office success of "Wonder Woman" will help open her traditionally male-dominated industry to more female writers like her. The Windsor, Ont.

Nine stories in the news for Monday, June 12 ——— CANADA'S MEDICATION COSTS SECOND HIGHEST IN STUDY A new study says Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to n

CALGARY — A family that came to Canada from Iran to start a new life has been struck by a second devastating tragedy.