Politics

OTTAWA — Mother Nature delivered a typical spring day Wednesday in Ottawa, with a morning of light drizzle fading into afternoon sunshine, near-freezing temperatures — and thousands of grams of plastic.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, at a time when his own party is leaning on the app and its influencers to deliver the Liberals' political message to Canadians. The U.

OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Wednesday sounded a red horn to start the Wounded Warrior Project's annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn, using the launch of the multiday bike ride to stress the importance of supporting service members.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots.

TORONTO — Ontario will do away with sick note requirements for short absences as part of a larger effort to ease the administrative burden on doctors, the province's health minister said Wednesday.

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EDMONTON — Olivia and Noah have retained their titles as Alberta's most popular baby names.

OTTAWA — The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada's justice minister says, warning that "immediate" and "uninformed reactions" only worsen matters.

HAMILTON — Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on 10 sections of highways across the province.