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IQALUIT, Nunavut — Anne Akeeagok remembers her son P.J. sneaking into the only school in Canada's most northern community before he was old enough to attend.

OTTAWA — Indoor birthday parties and maskless classrooms could be nearly within reach for kids now that Health Canada has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. Provinces could begin offering doses as early as next week.

OTTAWA — With the approval of Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine for kids, parents' minds are no doubt flooded with questions about the best choice for their little ones.

OTTAWA — Embattled Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, who was ditched by the Liberals days before the federal election after failing to disclose a withdrawn sexual-assault charge, has apologized to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the convictions of two men arising from their operation of an escort service, settling a dispute over validity of the law when the offences took place.

EDMONTON — An Edmonton mother who is serving time in an Alberta prison for manslaughter in the death of her daughter is appealing her conviction.

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Restaurant operators in British Columbia's southern Interior are scrambling after flooding and landslides closed highways and rail lines, cutting businesses off from the supply chains they rely on.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to claim a moral victory Thursday after his day at the White House did little to defuse an escalating continental dispute over President Joe Biden's plans to encourage Americans to buy more electric ve