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OTTAWA — Canada Post continued to bleed cash last quarter, as losses ballooned by 59 per cent. In a release Friday, the Crown corporation reported a before-tax loss of $254 million for its second quarter versus $160 million in losses a year earlier.

A software update by a third party resulted in an Amber Alert for a baby girl not going out to cellphones across Ontario this week, provincial police said Friday after investigating the problem. The alert was sent just before 3:30 a.m.

Two weekends ago, Anne Zarifa and her children sat down to make a list of clothes they'd need for the coming school year after sifting through their closets to get rid of anything too small or worn out.

TORONTO — Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links.

WINDSOR FORKS, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia say two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash near the community of Windsor Forks.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary surplus of $3.62 billion for the first three months of its 2023-24 fiscal year, compared with a surplus of $10.20 billion in the same period a year earlier.

TORONTO — Canadian insurers are grappling with the higher risk of wildfires as this year's fire season breaks records, and experts say rising premiums are just one way the industry is seeking to adapt to the changing landscape.

WASHINGTON — Canada is siding with the United States in a burgeoning trade dispute over Mexico's restrictions on products made with genetically modified corn.

HALIFAX — A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after Halifax Regional Police shot him Thursday night. Police say officers responded to an alleged stabbing around 10:15 p.m. in the 100 block of Plateau Crescent.

Despite the success Canada's men's soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players.