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OTTAWA — The Canadian soldier who recently led a protest march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial for having spoken out against the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements while wearing his uniform.

OTTAWA — Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't shake the hand of her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at a G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week.

OTTAWA — Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada's automotive and mining sectors is working to lure more companies to Canada to make electric cars and the batteries that power them.

OTTAWA — Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

The federal government has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare on reserve

The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and speculation about the end of Erin O'Toole's leadership

HALIFAX — A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing.

VANCOUVER — The actions of the former clerk of British Columbia's legislature require "unequivocal denunciation" from the court, the Crown attorney said during a sentencing hearing for Craig James on Monday.

Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd birthday, after a long illness.