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MONTREAL — Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he was on an elevator that had stopped moving, late Monday afternoon.

TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would allow optometrists to perform some surgeries and laser eye treatments, which are currently outside their scope of practice. Dr.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday's critical budget vote because she is recovering from major surgery, a statement posted to social media said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Finland have taken a step toward building new icebreakers together, despite the breakdown in trade talks between Ottawa and the Trump administration.

OTTAWA — A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country within 25 years of their arrival — and most of those who depart do so within the first five years of arriving.

QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from caucus and stripped of her duties in the legislature because of what the party leader is calling a breach of trust.

Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time of the cull by the Canadian Food Inspection Agenc

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday defended making a commitment to carbon emission targets to get the government's spending plan over the finish line.

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

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Johannesburg for the G20 summit, Canada and South Africa are talking about a deal to boost bilateral trade and investment that could see more South African wine on Canadian shelves in exchange for gas e