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OTTAWA — An unknown number of people will automatically become Canadian citizens next week if the Ontario Superior Court doesn't grant the federal government a third extension to fix the issue of "lost Canadians," Canada argued in court Thursday.

OTTAWA — The number of Canadians in need of affordable housing is still rising despite billions in federal spending to tackle housing affordability, the parliamentary budget officer said in a new analysis published Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, the federal government announced Thursday, a target more modest than what a federal advisory body had previously recommended.

MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb is declaring the “end of the deer saga” today after completing its plan to cull a growing herd of white-tailed deer in one of its parks.

MONTREAL — Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is facing criminal charges of sexual misconduct involving a new complainant who was under the age of 14 when the alleged offences began.

OTTAWA — A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8-billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there's a change in government in the upcoming year.

OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company's layoffs has been resolved, calling it an important victory for workers' rights.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's plan to send firearms from its buyback program to the battlefield in Ukraine will only include unused weapons, the Department of National Defence says.

OTTAWA — Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S.

A look at news events in December 2024 so far: