Indigenous News

OTTAWA — Payments Canada says it has named two interim co-CEOs after chief executive Tracey Black decided not to renew her term.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to ensure sexually explicit "deepfakes" like the images of Taylor Swift that generated global headlines last month are addressed by forthcoming legislation on online harms.

OTTAWA — The political battle lines over gender identity came into sharper focus Wednesday as Pierre Poilievre came out against treating young people with puberty blockers — a position that prompted a broadside from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says the city needs to be part of a "larger plan" to deal with an ongoing addictions and mental-health crisis after emergency crews responded to 17 overdoses in 24 hours.

Head coach Victor Lapena wasn't high on his squad's readiness to compete back in November, but things have changed since then for Canada's women's senior basketball team.

TORONTO — Oshawa Generals forward Connor Lockhart has been suspended indefinitely by the team and the Ontario Hockey League after it was learned he is under investigation by Durham Regional Police.

Quebec is asking the federal government to change the Criminal Code so the province can begin allowing people to request medical assistance in dying before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent.

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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,969.18, up 11.44 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 39 cents, or 0.83 per cent, to $46.35 on 9.9 million shares.

OTTAWA — Two Canadian soldiers are accused of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamines to military members at a Canadian Forces Base in Petawawa, Ont., and to civilians in the area.