Canada

Feds say more than 22,000 firearms reported in first week of compensation program

OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported 22,251 firearms to the federal government in the first week of a program to provide compensation for banned guns. Owners of outlawed firearms have...

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Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada

CALGARY — Alberta’s separation drive came to the province’s largest city Monday, with hundreds lining up to add their names to the list of people wanting to vote on the province quitting Canada while...

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Carney skips question period on Parliament's first day back, meets with Premier Ford

OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed — but not for very long. Carney...

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Canada sending patrol vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada's "principled pragmatism" in foreign policy will be on full display next week in Greenland when she opens Canada's new consulate in the Danish...

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Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives...

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'Take pride in what we've built': Producer says 'Frankenstein' Oscar noms spotlight Canadian talent

One of the producers behind Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" says the Oscar-nominated film is an example of Canadian talent at the highest calibre. The movie earned a spot in the best picture race...

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ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for 'holding and processing'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it wants to buy a building owned by Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as ICE facility.

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Carney defends Canada's Afghanistan record but does not ask Trump for apology

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the Canadian military's contributions to the war in Afghanistan today, but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belittling...

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Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.

Marineland's belugas have received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved a plan to export the last remaining captive whales in Canada to the United States. Fisheries...

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Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays

OTTAWA — Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. A party spokesperson says...

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