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EDMONTON — Alberta has struck a "fiercely independent" five-member committee to assess how people in the province feel about coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the committee is expected to report by mid-November.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the United States is violating international law by bringing fraud charges against her that have no connection to the country.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 5:40 p.m. British Columbia health officials announced 2,518 new COVID-19 cases over three days on Monday, for a total of 98,165 since the pandemic began last year.

The messaging around the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine hit another roadblock Monday as the National Advisory Committee on Immunization said those inoculations should be paused for people under 55 due to concerns it may be linked to rare blood c

WINNIPEG — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for a co-ordinated global response to ensure a smooth economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial stability.

MONTREAL — Denis Coderre says he's running again against the woman who made him a one-term mayor in 2017.

OTTAWA — A report on last year’s deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia has flagged concerns about the pilot’s actions in the frantic moments before the plane went down in a residential area, and says the Air Force needs to develop better procedur