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MONTREAL — The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine-year legal battle.

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is ordering most trains in the vicinity of Lytton, B.C., to halt as residents return temporarily to the wildfire-scorched community.

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CALGARY — The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its history, the Calgary Stampede has returned.

COQUITLAM, B.C. — The federal government has reached a deal with British Columbia, the first in the Trudeau Liberals’ bid to build a national daycare system, and a move longtime advocates marked as "very good news" for families and the economy.

OTTAWA — RoseAnne Archibald of the Taykwa Tagamou Nation in Ontario has become the first woman to serve as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is being urged not to appeal a landmark court ruling halting new industrial development that doesn't first have the approval of a First Nation whose territory has long been the focus of resource development

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:05 p.m. Yukon is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday, bringing the territory's total number of active cases to 123. Chief medical officer of health Dr.

COQUITLAM, B.C. — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deploy Canada's military to help clear fire danger zones to prevent future wildfires.

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says he's confident his party will maintain broad support across Alberta — and possibly turn the only non-Conservative riding in the province blue — if an election is called in short order.