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OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog says Canada Post is breaking the law by gleaning information from the outsides of envelopes and packages to help build marketing lists that it rents to businesses.

The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to $2.47 billion in tax revenues over four years due to the growth in illegal tobacco sales, says a convenience industry report.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

The data was collected in 2019 and did not capture First Nations adolescents living on reserve, or youth in foster homes or institutions.  

OTTAWA — Canada's corporate ethics watchdog has launched an investigation into allegations that Levi Strauss Canada is working with companies that use forced labour in China.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Hardeep Singh Nijjar is at the heart of a diplomatic crisis between India and Canada, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that intelligence services were investigating "credible" information about "a potential link" between India's government and the killing.

A new survey suggests that most Canadians feel news should be free and accessible for anyone, while also believing that media will find other ways to make money.

MONTREAL — Seven employees of Montreal-based security giant GardaWorld languished in detention for nearly two months after their arrest earlier this year by a powerful Libyan militia.

REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge heard arguments Tuesday over an injunction application that aims to halt a policy requiring students under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to go by different names or pronouns at school.