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VANCOUVER — A bylaw banning whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity has been approved by Vancouver's park board.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government will release its defence policy update on June 7, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Monday — ensuring the long-awaited review remains under wraps until after Justin Trudeau's meetings next week with NATO leaders.

OTTAWA — Governments from across the country will meet next month to debate a key question about Canada's eventual recreational-marijuana market — how much should users pay for their pot? Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Monday that cannabi

TORONTO — Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn are among the latest inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

OTTAWA — Within weeks, Ottawa is expected to unveil proposed restrictions to an income tax amnesty program that has raked in millions for federal coffers, but experts are warning the government to tread carefully so that the changes don't siphon off

CALGARY — The number of gasoline stations in Canada grew for the second consecutive year in 2016 after a 10-year decline that resulted in the loss of one in five outlets.

LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. — A woman on a night-time walk was attacked and killed by a large group of stray dogs in a remote Manitoba First Nation, RCMP said Monday.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Jagmeet Singh launched a potentially historic bid Monday to make the leap from provincial politics to head up the federal NDP, with a speech heavy on themes of equality and social justice.

OTTAWA — Canada's big TV ownership groups will have to jump over new hurdles if they want to shutter any of their local TV stations, according to licence renewals granted Monday by the country's broadcast regulator.

TORONTO — While international retailers Costco and Walmart have gobbled up a growing share of Canadian food sales for more than a decade, further gains are expected to be tougher to eke out as the country's traditional grocers mount an improved defen