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Canada strengthened its military relationship with Colombia by signing a Memorandum of Understanding at the Halifax International Security Forum Saturday.

Even though a judge said it seemed "absurd," he nonetheless allowed the provincial government to tax a notorious cocaine trafficker's drug revenues.

Quebec's environment ministry accuses the factory that exploded killing three people and wounding 19 others had illegally stored high amounts of dangerous liquid and conducted renovations without a permit.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was gutsy and correct when he announced at the change-of-command ceremonies in Ottawa that the DND budget will be reduced and that the military needs “more teeth and less tail.”

The new Canadian $20 bills may be state-of-the-art, but the plastic-based notes are proving troublesome for users of some automated machines across the country.

The Canadian military could take part in an effort to evacuate Canadians in the Middle East should the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalate to a level that warrants it.

RCMP have found the body of a young filmmaker from Ohio who went missing last July in New Hazelton, B.C., while making a bear documentary.

It took emergency crews much of the day to reach the scene of a plane crash north of Snow Lake, Man., in which the pilot was killed and seven men on board were injured.

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The seven male passengers injured in a plane crash in which the pilot was killed east of Snow Lake, Man., Sunday have been transferred to Winnipeg.

A man shot by police outside a casino during an armed standoff earlier this month in New Westminster, B.C., has died in hospital, according to the civilian-led investigations office.

Many union bosses distanced themselves when a union representative in Toronto made a YouTube video comparing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Adolf Hitler in a protest against proposed legislation that would force unions to disclose detailed financial information.

Americans like Canadians a lot and vice versa, but the U.S. perceives Britain as its closest ally, according to a new survey that also suggests Canucks are a distrustful bunch when it comes to other countries.

The Winnipeg psychiatrist called upon by the city child-welfare agency to assess the mental health of Phoenix Sinclair's mother was only asked to delve into whether she may be depressed, and not specifically any risk she posed or her capacity to parent the little girl, a public inquiry heard Monday.

A Vancouver Island hotel manager is in custody and will likely face charges after five people were injured in a stabbing at a hotel over the weekend, police say.

The feds say they cannot legally approve or reject medications, like generic OxyContin, based on the possibility for misuse while health advocates argue the authorization process should focus on public health.

Conservatives were on defensive Monday after a report surfaced that found Elections Canada confronted the party three days before the last federal election about a potential phone scam misdirecting voters to wrong polls.

Apparently the Grinch may live in Kingston, Ont.

Ontario Provincial police are excavating a razed home just south of the village of Apsley, Ont., after some new leads emerged in the disappearance of a woman 40 years ago.

A third suspect has been arrested and will face charges in the alleged confinement and sex assault of a teen in Nova Scotia, RCMP said.

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