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HALIFAX — Underwater noises described as “banging” have been heard in an area of the Atlantic where a submersible disappeared three days ago near the wreck of the Titanic, search officials confirmed Wednesday. However, U.S. Coast Guard Capt.

OTTAWA — Military investigators are trying to piece together what caused a Chinook helicopter to crash during a training exercise in eastern Ontario, killing two crew members and injuring two others.

OTTAWA — The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada's chief justice.

MONTREAL — Several Quebec communities were told to prepare to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as the province's forests minister warned that firefighters were on the verge of losing control of dozens of fires that were previously contained.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a flag on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning to honour Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools.

TOFINO, B.C. — A float plane with four people aboard crashed and burned on Vancouver Island Tuesday, killing two and injuring two others.

DAUPHIN, Man. — A woman injured in last week's crash between a minibus and a transport truck in Manitoba has died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 16. RCMP said the woman, who had been in hospital since the crash, died Tuesday.

OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the federal government to increase the tax credit for volunteer firefighters as they combat wildfires raging across the country.

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic.

AMQUI, Que. — A Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck will have a preliminary hearing in September. Steeve Gagnon appeared today in Quebec court where a judge set a preliminary inquiry for the case between Sept. 5-8.