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VANCOUVER — British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot project that the premier says should have been in place all along.

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OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste can be ambitious and successful without firm caps on plastic production, which are hard to design and harder to get agreement on, Canada's environment minister said Friday.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Press erroneously attributed a Conservative statement about subsidies to Sebastian Skamski, a spokesperson for Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre.

OTTAWA — The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old's youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022.

OTTAWA — After the Assembly of First Nations' national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering a 15 per cent discount on her next fli

OTTAWA — The constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

MONTREAL — Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right.

OTTAWA — The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion.