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OTTAWA — After almost two years, and a few extra hours of waiting, Ottawa's iconic Rideau Canal has officially reopened to skaters.

Pamela Isfeld, head of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, suggested that Ottawa's appraisals of security threats aren't as robust for the U.S. as they are for other countries.

As predicted by climate change models, drought is desiccating the Prairies, especially southern Alberta.

The restaurateurs had always talked about opening a Middle Eastern restaurant, but they didn't set out thinking their collaboration was "a Palestinian-Israeli thing."

MONTREAL — Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors' residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to instal

The New York Islanders fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy.. More coming. The Canadian Press

LORRAINE, Que. — Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase.

MONTREAL — The village of Ste-Pétronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders.

OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.

OTTAWA — As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans.