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Quebec's language watchdog contacted the Montreal transit agency at least six times over a complaint about using the word "go" on city buses to cheer on a local soccer team. 

The review agency says that unlike typical operational matters, the case involved senior political-level actors from across the federal government.

Very few Ontario grocery stores accepting empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locations.

Toronto landlords are trying to lure in tenants with rent-free months, complimentary Wi-Fi and $500 gift cards amid an unprecedented supply of condos and lower rents.

The data will give the Bank of Canada a sense of how tariffs from the United States weighed on the economy early in the year ahead of its next interest rate decision.

Carter Hart, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexual assault, is set to face questions from Crown prosecutors.

A Nova Scotia hospital is turning to artificial intelligence to improve security at the facility as part of a larger effort to tackle rising violence in health-care settings. 

The project's budget is $1.38 billion, which includes $365 million from the provincial government. Phase 1 will build two overpasses, one underpass and two new stations.

A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City.

Group members say they deplore what they see as a lack of leadership among various levels of government and are urging decision-makers to take action.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will face his first question period in the role as Parliament gets back to work after April's federal election.

A retired detective is expected to continue testifying Tuesday at the sex assault trial of five former world junior hockey players in London, Ont. 

The family of one of the teens killed in a crash near London, Ont., is remembering her as being "full of kindness, laughter, dance, song and love."

The proposal was scheduled to be discussed at Ford's cabinet on May 21, Ontario's Flag Day, but was pulled from ministers' briefing materials shortly before cabinet convened. 

'The monarchy is still very important to Canadians — not all of them, but a lot of them,' one Quebecer said, while the PQ leader criticized Mark Carney for inviting the King.

In Halifax, a group of royal watchers gathered to hold a viewing party, including former Nova Scotia lieutenant-governor Mayann Francis.

Saskatchewan is on high alert as several significant wildfires continue to rage in Northern parts of the province. Sarah Jones has more on the spread and the fire fight.

The last Speaker, Mark Fergus, will face off against half a dozen contenders when Parliament returns Monday to vote on who will take the job.

The man accused of killing a police officer and shooting two others at his eastern Ontario home has been found guilty of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Jeffrey Wood entered his plea earlier this year, admitting to stealing the portrait and to knowingly committing forgery by making a false document.

A coach and four teenage girls were killed in a crash when their SUV collided with a transport truck and another SUV just northeast of London, Ont. on Friday.

The poll by Ipsos exclusively for Global News found that 66 per cent of respondents believe Canada’s relationship with the monarchy is useful and helps set us apart from the U.S.