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OTTAWA — More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there.

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health system, advocates say.

TORONTO — Canadian courts grappling with the aftermath of pandemic closures and restrictions will have to parse out how much of the delays during COVID-19 should be deemed reasonable and unavoidable as more cases approach or exceed the maximum time f

OTTAWA — A new study from the Finance Department suggests that single parents, lower-income households and recent immigrants are more likely to lose more for extra earnings than most other groups of workers.

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VANCOUVER — The wail of an air-raid siren has become part of the soundtrack of Svitlana Matviyenko's life. The first time she heard the blaring alarm indicating she was along the trajectory of a Russian rocket, Matviyenko panicked.

TORONTO — The head of Canada's largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Unifor says in a statement that national president Jerry Dias is stepping down after more than eight years in the role.

VANCOUVER — Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada's worst mining catastrophes.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Patrick Brown has officially joined the race to lead the federal Conservatives, with a promise to heal the fractures that have erupted in the party over recent years. Brown, 43, launched his campaign in Brampton, Ont.