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EDMONTON — A commercial food processing company pleaded guilty Wednesday to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown recommended Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc.

OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois bill to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament, with little opposition.

MONTREAL — Transgender inmates in provincial detention will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity, Quebec's public security minister said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizations representing U.S.

CALGARY — Manitoba's government has signed an agreement to support an area of Ukraine in its reconstruction efforts, including in the areas of agriculture and utilizing the expertise of Manitoba Hydro.

MONTREAL — Montreal's main bicycle rental company says its users smashed records during the recent public transit strike, travelling the equivalent of more than 50 times around the Earth.

OTTAWA — While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes to pay, a new Treasury Board report says.

OTTAWA — More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to withdraw its new border bill, saying the legislation threatens liberties, refugee and migrant rights and the privacy of all Canadians.

A new premier of Yukon is expected to be chosen by the governing Liberal party on Thursday, leaving the winner with just months to make their mark before a territorial election has to be called.

A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes amid labour strife between the Crown corporation and its union.