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OTTAWA — The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights law does not obligate Canada to actively facilitate the return of its citizens detained in northern Syria.

MONTREAL — Gilles Bélanger, a candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec, recently moved his children and partner out of his house, and he makes sure the doors are always locked.

OTTAWA — The federal government’s newly announced inflation relief for lower-income Canadians through the GST rebate stacks up as a better policy than some of the cash payments issued by provinces, economists say.

Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III.

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — The federal minister of Indigenous Services is speaking out after visiting the site of a mass killing in Saskatchewan.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will follow the federal government's lead and honour the national day of mourning to mark the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sept. 19.

OTTAWA — Provinces rushed to announce decisions and business groups sounded alarm bells on Tuesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that next Monday will be a federal holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

VANCOUVER — A study co-authored by British Columbia's top doctor says at least 70 to 80 per cent of children and youth in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have been infected with COVID-19. The study, which lists Dr.

OTTAWA — The federal government will match donations from Canadians to help the people of Pakistan recover from massive flooding, though the amount of aid it is offering is far smaller than what Ottawa pledged after less-severe flooding in 2010.

MONTREAL — Conservative Party of Quebec Leader Éric Duhaime said Tuesday that years of unpaid taxes on a property in Quebec City were the result of a friend in financial difficulty.