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OTTAWA — The Liberal government is signalling its intent to stem the flow of asylum seekers crossing into Canada at unofficial entry points with a new border-enforcement strategy aimed at detecting, intercepting and removing irregular migrants.

OTTAWA — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week, I was back home in Toronto—where I had a chance to visit with some young people at the Boys and Girls Club in Regent Park.

HALIFAX — Millennials are more inclined to be perfectionists than previous generations, according to a new study that found a rise in perfectionism from 1990 to 2015.

OTTAWA — The federal government is promising to pick up part of the cost of a mortgage for a new home and increase the amount of retirement savings Canadians can tap as part of budget measures unveiled today to help first-time homebuyers get into the

HALIFAX — An American who became a famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter is being remembered by friends as a larger-than-life figure. Dan Blankenship died Sunday at 95.

OTTAWA — A preliminary hearing is set for October in the case of a public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million naval contract.

WEYBURN, Canada — A Saskatchewan city council that voted against building a group home for disabled adults in an upscale neighbourhood is reconsidering the application.

SURREY, B.C. — The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP. Sgt.

EDMONTON — Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16.

EDMONTON — A chronology of Alberta elections: Nov. 9, 1905: Lawyer Alexander Rutherford, son of an immigrant farmer from Scotland, leads the Liberals to a lopsided victory over R.B. Bennett's Conservatives, taking 22 of 25 legislature seats.