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MONTREAL — The former owner of a zoo in central Quebec has pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences, but will avoid criminal charges.

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OTTAWA — Canada is among 19 countries promising to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from some international shipping routes at the COP26 climate talks in Scotland today.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Coast Guard is adding another ship to its fleet. The federal government announced today that it is purchasing a second-hand icebreaker for $45 million to make sure the coast guard has enough ships.

OTTAWA — Annamie Paul, the Green Party leader, has formally resigned and has also handed in her party membership.

CUPIDS, N.L. — An archeologist in eastern Newfoundland says his team has unearthed what could be the oldest English coin ever found in Canada.

OTTAWA — President Joe Biden's determination to take a hands-off approach to the administration of justice in the United States impeded initial Canadian efforts to pressure the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Mexico are getting the band back together. U.S.

The Catholic Bishops of Canada says 25 to 30 Indigenous people will be meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican in December. The delegates will include elders, knowledge keepers, residential school survivors and youth.

VANCOUVER — A new study confirms what Michelle George's family has told her about their Tsleil-Waututh ancestors' fishing practices of targeting male salmon both for their meat and to sustain the fishery.