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OTTAWA — The head of the federal public service says he is personally committed to "continuous action" to address racism and discrimination in the workplace, following the public release of an internal report that details employees' troubling experie

The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting six additional cases of listeriosis linked to a national recall of plant-based milk beverages.

Alice Munro's husband declined to address the courtroom after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting the author's daughter but it was noted that he'd donated $10,000 to a program for abuse victims, a court transcript shows.

HALIFAX — Six clean electrical energy projects in Nova Scotia are receiving more than $192 million in federal funding as the province pushes to get off coal by 2030.

OTTAWA — Longtime Conservative MP Karen Vecchio announced Tuesday she will not be seeking another term in the next federal election. Vecchio revealed her decision during an interview on 94.1 myFM, a local radio station in St. Thomas, Ont.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a woman found dead inside an apartment in the Lachine borough was the victim of a homicide. The death of the 64-year-old is the 21st murder of the year on the territory served by the Montreal police.

MONTREAL — More than two years after Quebec lifted most of its COVID-era public health measures, the province has only recouped a little over one-third of the $68 million it issued in pandemic-related fines.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

JASPER — Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. "She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now," the federal agency said on a social media thread.

Laurence Desjardins says the wind was loud enough to keep her awake through the night as white ash fell around the tent where she was camping with friends on a glacier in B.C.'s West Kootenay region.