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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to his feet Wednesday to answer questions on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, the bombing mission in Iraq, executive compensation at Bombardier and money to help support families with autism.

OTTAWA — RCMP officers across the country are getting a raise. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the Treasury Board has approved a 1.25 per cent salary increase backdated to Jan. 1, 2015 and a further 1.25 per cent as of Jan. 1, 2016.

OTTAWA — Four senior executives who helped launch the federal government's troubled civil service pay system are no longer working for Public Services and Procurement Canada and didn't receive any bonus pay, the minister responsible for the Phoenix s

VANCOUVER — A company accused of operating a ship that leaked bunker fuel in Vancouver's English Bay in April 2015 failed to appear in British Columbia Provincial Court to face charges linked to the spill.

TORONTO — Soaring house prices in Toronto have local and provincial governments scrambling to come up with solutions, but Ontario's finance minister cautioned Wednesday that there's no "silver bullet.

MONTREAL — A professional boxer and former Canadian Olympian claims he was the victim of racial profiling when he was pulled over and detained by Montreal police on Tuesday.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man known as the Godfather of Grass, who escaped the grasp of U.S.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says municipalities issued $7.5 billion worth of building permits in February, down 2.5 per cent from January.

TORONTO — Artistic works from a vast spectrum of homegrown and international artists will share the spotlight at the upcoming Luminato Festival.

OTTAWA — At least he had the right team. Conservative leadership candidate Steven Blaney mixed up two famous New York Yankees on Wednesday as he tried to put a positive spin on his lacklustre polling numbers and tepid support.