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HALIFAX — Canada's deputy minister of national defence held fast to the government's stance on defence spending, despite some pointed questioning about Canada's commitment during a NATO parliamentary meeting in Halifax. U.S.

HALIFAX — The highest-ranking military officer in the United States is insisting U.S. troops will not come into contact with the thousands of migrants from Central America heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. Gen.

OTTAWA — A Vancouver lawyer who helped prosecute two of the Khmer Rouge's most senior surviving leaders is breathing a little easier after a tribunal this week found the two elderly Cambodian men guilty of genocide and other crimes.

MONTREAL — Canada may be known for its wide-open spaces and wildlife, but the federal and provincial governments need to dramatically increase their efforts if they're to save the country's endangered species, conservationists say.

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Leaders from the world's two biggest economies exchanged tough language at this summit of Pacific Rim countries as their trade war showed no signs of abating amidst a larger struggle for influence in the region.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. However, three of the draw's Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each were claimed by ticket holders in Ontario and the Prairies.

OTTAWA — The United Nations says Canada's health care system is "commendable" overall but vulnerable groups still face barriers to quality care. That's the conclusion of the UN's special rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Puras.

CHICO, Calif. — A British Columbia couple's getaway to northern California has turned into a mission to help people fleeing deadly and destructive wildfires. Destinee and Paul Klyne of Penticton had planned a peaceful holiday in Paradise, Calif.

VANCOUVER — Gwen Haworth says she always knew her gender identity, even when she was very young, but coming out about 18 years ago was a hard choice made even harder by a lack of services in her home province.

WASHINGTON — Canada's fraught new trade pact with the United States and Mexico is facing a new challenge: a group of conservative U.S.