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OTTAWA — Retired general Rick Hillier is lamenting what he sees as waning Canadian interest in the war in Ukraine as public and political attention turns increasingly toward the rising rate of inflation and other issues closer to home.

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Environment Canada heat warnings covered most of British Columbia one year ago as a so-called heat dome settled in and became deadly.

CALGARY — Jane Goodall says she's sharing a message of hope and a cry to action as she returns to the stage for live events.

A mail carrier says her out-of-pocket costs for delivering packages along her rural route have doubled because of the steep hike in gas prices and cost of living being experienced by many Canadians.

OTTAWA — The chairman of Canada's broadcast regulator says it might ask platforms such as YouTube to "manipulate" their algorithms to make Canadian music easier to find, under powers in the proposed online streaming bill.

LYTTON, B.C. — Denise O'Connor stands on the sidewalk outside her home of 32 years — only the home is gone and so is most of her village and she doesn't live there anymore.

The Senate voted Thursday to rubber-stamp the government's extreme intoxication bill after the House of Commons rushed its passage yesterday. Senators had adopted a motion Thursday afternoon to see Bill C-28 through all stages by the end of day.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Crave Stevia brand All Natural Dark Chocolate because it may contain milk which is not declared on the label.

A formal consultation process for the future of the industry is welcome after years of "ad hoc" discussions over Ottawa's pledge to end open-net salmon aquaculture, the executive director of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association said Thursday.