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REGINA — A security camera has captured the more than seven hours a Regina man lay outside, waving for help from passing vehicles, before his death in freezing temperatures after he stumbled from a city bus.

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister says there is a high legal threshold for proving claims of genocide, though the Liberal government isn't taking a clear position for or against South Africa's case against Israel at the top United Nations co

MONTREAL — The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has declined for a third consecutive year, reaching a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities and provide timely care to patients.

REGINA — Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can’t be filled. She told a sentencing hearing Thursday that she has lost all joy.

WASHINGTON — Canada is embarking on an effort to test the boundaries of its shared border with the United States, launching a pilot project that would allow northbound land travellers to clear customs while still on U.S. soil.

MONTREAL — Environment Canada issued weather warnings for large parts of Ontario and Quebec on Friday as a winter storm was expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to some regions, along with strong winds and a risk of storm surges.

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says Canada's donation of an air-defence system to Ukraine is in the midst of clearing one final administrative hurdle with the U.S. government. A spokesperson says Ukraine and the U.S.

OTTAWA — Gen. Wayne Eyre is planning to retire as Canada's chief of the defence staff this summer, he said in a statement to military members Friday.

OTTAWA — Veteran public servant Nathalie Drouin has been named national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA — Canadian Armed Forces members provided planning support for the U.S.-led attack on Houthi positions in Yemen, but the Defence Department said Friday that no Canadian assets were involved. The U.S. said they and the U.K.