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ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

OTTAWA — For the first time, Canada will put a "soft cap" on the number of new temporary resident arrivals to the country when it sets immigration levels in the fall, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday.

MONTREAL — Advocates for transgender rights say they're disappointed by a Quebec Court of Appeal decision that upholds a law requiring minors who want to change their official sex designation to first obtain a letter from a health professional or soc

OTTAWA — The federal government is formally removing the military's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes of a sexual nature.

Palestinians who escaped the Gaza Strip no longer qualify for a special program to reunite with extended family members in Canada if they didn't finish applying before they left, the federal government has confirmed.

OTTAWA — A senior official in Canada's foreign service says Ottawa is still sorting out the implications of the government committing to stop future military exports to Israel.

MONTREAL — After two days of public tributes in Ottawa, it was Montrealers' turn on Thursday to pay respects to Brian Mulroney — who was lauded by one citizen as "a little guy" from Quebec's North Shore who never forgot his roots, even as he rose to

OTTAWA — An interim report from an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who attended residential schools says Canada should continue funding searches beyond 2025.

OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is calling on the military's counter-intelligence unit to suspend investigative searches of a workplace computer system over concerns about employee privacy.

QUEBEC — A Quebec judge will deliver sentences in July for two former Quebec major junior hockey players who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in June 2021 at a hotel as their team celebrated a championship win.