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OTTAWA — The election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations will go to a second day of voting and a fourth ballot after no candidates reached the necessary 60 per cent threshold to claim victory.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup champions for the second year in a row. The Lightning downed the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 on Wednesday to take the best-of-seven final in five games. It's Tampa Bay's third Stanley Cup in franchise history.

LYTTON, B.C. — A statement issued by the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton describes how little time residents had to flee and underscores the extreme challenges ahead as the Fraser Canyon community looks to rebuild.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:40 p.m. Yukon is reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 as the territory continues to battle a surge in cases. Chief medical officer of health Dr.

OTTAWA — Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on.

OTTAWA — The naming of Canada's first Indigenous governor general could give the federal government a timely opportunity to tackle a key recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission involving the Crown, according to an expert.

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau literally rubbed elbows with Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic before making a major transit announcement and downplaying some of the premier's conce

MONTREAL — The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer. Ingrid "Itty" Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her husband Tzvi, 68.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday, saying Canada would stand by the country and its people in tough times ahead.

A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded.