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OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canadian businesses reported spending $14 billion on cybersecurity in 2017 as they confront greater risks in the digital world.

MONTREAL — McGill University researchers have found that driving under the influence of cannabis remains dangerous for up to five hours after use.

TORONTO — As the arrival of legal cannabis looms, school boards across Ontario are grappling with how to discuss the drug with underage students barred from consuming it while ensuring rules and policies reflect the province's new legal and social re

TORONTO — Canadian home sales fell for the first time in five months in September amid weakening markets in Vancouver and Toronto. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday national home sales dropped 0.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — More than a thousand prospective jurors are slowly filling the seats in a Saint John arena where jury selection is beginning for the retrial of Dennis Oland.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The hit Canadian musical that was inspired by the kindness of several small Newfoundland communities is returning the favour.

TORONTO — The organization behind Canada's Heritage Minutes says provincial education systems need to do a better job of teaching students about the country's most historically significant women, pointing to a new poll that suggests the majority of C

Six stories in the news for Monday, Oct.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Gerard Dunn has found an unexpected best friend in his local postman who makes daily house calls — sometimes with the help of a supervisor — to deliver an "overwhelming" torrent of fresh cards for him to look through. His Sydney, N.S.

Halifax's sweeping smoking ban begins today, two days before recreational cannabis is legalized across Canada.