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Ontario’s public broadcaster says it has launched an investigation into an allegation of sexual harassment against host Steve Paikin.

A group representing the country's doctors says designing marijuana packaging should be left to federal officials and public health experts, not cannabis producers and distributors.

The head of Quebec's official opposition apologized Monday for making fun of a female politician's conspicuous -- and relatively famous -- fuzzy upper lip.

The federal government will announce funding of $3 million for a project aimed at eradicating female genital mutilation in West Africa.

A veteran journalist with Ontario’s public broadcaster fired back and denied a sexual harassment allegation made by a Toronto woman, calling the claim “complete fiction.”

A Manitoba government backbencher is apologizing after calling asylum seekers a "drain on society" on Twitter and for retweeting posts that suggested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was a "scumbag."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an off-the-cuff remark he made during a town hall meeting about making the word mankind more inclusive was an attempt at humour that backfired -- a joke that he now appears to regret.

Members of Parliament broke into applause Wednesday after singing the new, gender-neutral lyrics to O Canada in the House of Commons, just hours after the change became law.

A Statistics Canada study suggests that Canadians on average pay less than $7 a gram for marijuana.

British Columbia will gradually hike its minimum wage to get to $15.20 by June 2021.

Major new energy projects will have to be assessed and either approved or denied within two years under a massive new national assessment bill being introduced in the House of Commons.

Toronto Police say officers recovered the remains of at least six people in their investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.

Former New Democrat MP Peter Stoffer is apologizing for any offensive behaviour, a day after allegations of inappropriate touching and kissing were levelled against him by women during his time in Ottawa.

The federal government wants to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy foods with front-of-package warnings on items that contain high levels of sodium, sugar or saturated fat.

OTTAWA — Colten Boushie’s family is in Ottawa to meet with federal ministers following the seismic acquittal last week of the Saskatchewan farmer who fatally shot him.

Justin Trudeau says it's time Canadians acknowledged that racism and unconscious bias against black people exist in this country.

Kim Campbell is admonishing female news anchors who wear sleeveless dresses on the air, calling the bare-armed attire “demeaning.”

Dalhousie University says its search for a new senior administrator will be restricted to “racially visible” and Indigenous candidates, part of its efforts to increase underrepresented groups on the Halifax campus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to overhaul the way the federal government relates to Indigenous Peoples in Canada, including a new legislative framework designed to pave the way towards stronger rights and greater control over their own destiny.

The premier of P.E.I. says the damage caused by vandals who recently spray-painted a local church with homophobic slogans is sickening.

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