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OTTAWA — The laws governing prostitution in Canada — not sex work itself — are creating inequality, a lawyer told the Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday as part of a constitutional challenge. "Sex work itself is not a source of structural inequality.

HALIFAX — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from post-tropical storm Fiona and rebuild to withstand future damage. Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S.

OTTAWA — The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published Tuesday.

QUEBEC — Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier François Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec has many new faces to choose from.

OTTAWA — A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates.

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QUEBEC — Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier François Legault begins his second mandate.

VANCOUVER — For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests ….

Canada's foreign affairs minister will be in Lima, Peru this week, to take part in the 52nd regular session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.

WASHINGTON — Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation.