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OTTAWA — An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence Monday in St. John's, N.L., and throngs of people along the city's two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed their heads.

MONTREAL — Private Martine Roy was only 20 years old in 1984 when she was arrested, interrogated and dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces for being what was then termed a "sexual deviant.

Business groups are raising concerns about the broad effects of another round of labour disruptions in the transport sector as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ faces shutdowns at its two biggest ports.

SUFFIELD, Alta. — A pair of 105-mm howitzers bark constantly as they turn plywood tank targets into kindling kilometres away on the windswept landscape of one of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s largest military bases.

Murray Sinclair's death Monday at the age of 73 was met with tributes from across the country, and a sacred fire was lit outside the Manitoba legislature.

How should wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warming emissions, financially compensate other nations?

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MONTREAL — A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced voters in Cloverdale—Langley City will pick their next member of Parliament on Dec. 16.

The service of Chinese-Canadian soldiers in the First and Second World Wars will be honoured in a new exhibition at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver's Chinatown.