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OTTAWA — A federal advisory body is calling on Canada's security agencies to publish detailed descriptions of their current and intended uses of artificial intelligence systems and software applications.

A Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing down, but it’s too soon to consider it over, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.

JASPER, ALTA. — One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held.

TORONTO — As students prepare to head back to post-secondary campuses for the fall term, tensions sparked by the pro-Palestinian protest encampments that cropped up at several Ontario universities over the summer break are lingering on for some.

CHICAGO — Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would become the first female U.S. president.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

MONTREAL — A Montreal civil rights organization says a Quebec program to recruit and train nurses from overseas is leaving some participants in dire straits and dependent on food banks.

CHICAGO — Kamala Harris promised to be a president for all Americans as she closed out the Democratic National Convention where a former United States ambassador to Canada sounded the alarm that a second Donald Trump presidency would cause chaos for

Some commuters in the Toronto area will have to make alternate travel plans for a second day despite Ottawa's intervention in an unprecedented Canada-wide rail lockout.

MONTREAL — Canada's two biggest railways say they’re preparing to get trains back on track after Ottawa intervened to end an unprecedented labour impasse that disrupted business across the country and upended commutes for thousands.