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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada said today it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered Ottawa and Quebec to increase funding for a First Nations police force.

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VICTORIA — A large, fierce-looking marine reptile with a mouthful of pointy teeth that made its home about 80 million years ago in Vancouver Island waters could soon become British Columbia's official fossil emblem.

LANGLEY, B.C. — The Mountie killed in Coquitlam, B.C., less than two weeks ago has been remembered as a funny and loyal friend, a loving father and an officer who enjoyed connecting with young people. Thousands filled the event centre in Langley, B.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations in a landmark report that found Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination when accessing public services, the province's ombudsman said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada report has found that homicides of Indigenous women and girls are less likely to result in the most serious murder charges than cases in which victims were non-Indigenous.

A family member of the couple killed by a grizzly bear in the wilderness of Banff National Park says he knew something was terribly wrong as soon as he received a call with a message from their satellite device.

OTTAWA — A retired RCMP investigator who examined a seized laptop computer said he was "totally shocked" to discover someone had sent sensitive intelligence documents to a criminal suspect.

OTTAWA — The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is hopeful it will meet the government's 2024 deadline to make the shots domestically.

Montreal's transit authority is poised to equip its security officers with cayenne pepper gel, a weapon it says is more appropriate than batons to use on people in crisis.