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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, says Canada's ambassador to the U.S.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden's long-anticipated first trip to Ottawa this week is expected to put the state of North America's defences and Canada's military spending back under the microscope.

MONTREAL — The federal government will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to drugs used to treat rare diseases, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday. Almost all the funding envelope — $1.

WASHINGTON — A high-tech industry coalition in the United States is urging President Joe Biden to take a hard line against Canada's approach to digital services. The group says the proposed digital services tax unfairly targets U.S.

HALIFAX — A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has linked the fatal sinking of a Nova Scotia scallop dragger in 2020 to years of federal inaction on the imposition of stricter stability standards for fishing vessels.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $40 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on March 24 will be an estimated $50 million with two $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — The Liberals have agreed to allow Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff to appear at a House of Commons committee next month to answer questions about foreign interference in Canadian elections, ending a two-week standoff by Liberal

EDMONTON — For the beloved and well-known elephant named Lucy, the Edmonton Valley Zoo says it will continue to be her home for the rest of her life based on medical assessments.