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VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith about the diversion of safe supply opioids from B.C.

VANCOUVER — After browsing the league, the Vancouver Canucks found themselves with an empty shopping cart as the NHL's trade deadline came and went on Friday.

OTTAWA — A company that worked on the ArriveCan app is defending its integrity and asserts steps were taken to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to its founder, who recently went to work for the Department of National Defence.

INZELL, Germany — Canadian Laurent Dubreuil took home bronze at the ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in Germany on Friday. The Levis, Que.

EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP won't lay criminal charges following a multi-year probe into alleged voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney elected leader.

TORONTO — Brad Treliving was willing to make a splash heading into the NHL trade deadline. The Maple Leafs general manager instead settled for a depth addition following two moves aimed at bolstering his blue-line corps.

The NHL's Eastern Conference heavyweights loaded up prior to last season's trade deadline. The Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils all made big splashes with an eye toward long playoff runs.

OTTAWA — Steve Staios’s first NHL trade deadline as general manager of the Ottawa Senators was a relatively quiet one. With his team set to miss the playoffs for a seventh straight year Staios made just one trade and acquired one player off waivers.

WINNIPEG — The families of two slain First Nations women continued to press the Manitoba government Friday to search a landfill for their remains, while Premier Wab Kinew appeared to back away from a timeline for the search to start.

OTTAWA — Canada has decided to resume funding to the controversial United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Friday.