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OTTAWA — As 2022 draws to a close, Canada's population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation, in large part due to an influx of non-permanent residents and immigrants.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Family, friends and shocked community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honour the victims of the deadly condo shooting north of Toronto.

SAANICH, B.C. — An independent review of a wild and deadly police shootout in the parking lot of a Bank of Montreal branch in Saanich, B.C., has described a series of "dramatic and violent events" that it says unfolded in "mere seconds" on June 28.

VANCOUVER — Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of the season.

VANCOUVER — The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver's airport have spread across the country and Toronto Pearson International Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further.

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service early in the new year, with one regional chief calling that timeline "tight.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is temporarily suspending requests for electricity connections from cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the decision is aimed at preserving the power supply while supporting climate action and economic

OTTAWA — An RCMP intelligence official accused of violating Canada's secrecy law has been granted bail.

EDMONTON — A rare fossil of a dining dinosaur is shedding new light on ancient ecosystems and behaviours.

MONTREAL — Members of Montreal's Ukrainian community gathered on Wednesday to remember seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska, who had fled the Russian invasion of her home country, only to be killed in a hit-and-run.