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OTTAWA — The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Washington on Monday ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump which could serve to reset the bilateral relationship that's been upended by the president's tariffs and claims that Canada should become a U

OTTAWA — A failed Liberal candidate in Windsor who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in last week's federal election says he is filing for a judicial recount.

OTTAWA — The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection.

OTTAWA — The NDP national council is scheduled to meet Monday night to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen.

A woman told the sexual assault trial of five hockey players Monday that she felt "numb and on autopilot" going through sexual acts with a group of men she didn't know in a hotel room seven years ago.

SAINT-JÉRÔME — Lion Electric will very likely be liquidated following the Quebec government's refusal to invest more public funds in the company, says the court-appointed monitor for the electric-vehicle maker.

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OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada, though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st state.