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HILLSBURN, N.S. — After a year that has brought so much suffering to Nova Scotia, six families in a remote corner of the province are having to cope yet another loss following the sinking of a scallop dragger Tuesday.

BLIGH ISLAND — The Canadian Coast Guard says fuel that is leaking from a shipwreck on the west coast of Vancouver Island has been found on shore and oiled at least two animals.

OTTAWA — Canadians who worried about having enough food during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring were more likely to perceive their mental health as poor and report anxiety symptoms than those who did not, Statistics Canada said in

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says one of the top priorities for the next commander of the Canadian Armed Forces will be tackling systemic racism and rooting extremism from the ranks.

The federal government has introduced a plan to greatly increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet Canada's climate targets.

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson appears ready to deal with opposition parties to secure the votes he needs to get his net-zero legislation through Parliament next year.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say a woman who had been walking with two children is dead after being struck by a cargo delivery vehicle that had no driver. RCMP in Surrey, B.C., received a report on Tuesday of a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian.

OTTAWA — The incoming Biden administration in the United States will help stabilize the world order and give North America a good shot at beating COVID-19 and fighting climate change, says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

CALGARY — When five-day-old Nora Forrest was first hospitalized with COVID-19, her parents didn't know if she would survive.

OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with the United States to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon as part of a broader effort to establish a new space station above the lunar surface.