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OTTAWA — Senators are warning Trade Minister Mary Ng that Ottawa may be falling behind its peers in establishing deeper trade ties with Africa. "We're not in some of the geographies we need to be," Ontario Sen.

OTTAWA — The Senate wrapped up its fall sitting today and has adjourned for a holiday break, a day after the House of Commons did the same. Parliamentarians are not scheduled to return to Ottawa until the end of January.

OTTAWA — If the weather outside is frightful, bring some extra socks and build a snowman. For most Canadians such advice ahead of a major winter storm is unnecessary.

OTTAWA — Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez accused Meta on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, following the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons.

Montreal police say a woman and her adult granddaughter were victims of a double homicide early this morning. A call to 911 reporting gunshots was made at about 2:40 a.m.

A study from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates Canada would have lost $156 billion in economic activity in 2021 had COVID-19 vaccines been rolled out six months later than they were. That would have been equivalent to about 12.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Taynton Bay Spirits pickle vodka due to high levels of copper. The affected product was sold in 750 millilitre bottles in British Columbia, Alberta and online.

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 Dec. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Efforts by Canada's financial intelligence agency over the last three years uncovered activity related to homegrown terrorism, the bankrolling of international terrorist groups and attempts by Canadians to take part in extremism abroad.

HALIFAX — A new and unusual theory has emerged about the coyotes that killed a young Toronto woman on a Nova Scotia hiking trail 13 years ago. Researchers say that on Oct.