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British Columbia's child welfare system is either in a state of crisis or close to it with understaffing and unmanageable workloads, the province's representative for children said.

OTTAWA — Federal immigration officials warned the government it risked undermining the temporary immigration system with the design of the emergency visa program for war-displaced Ukrainians, newly released court documents show.

WHITEHORSE, YUKON — A Yukon mine inspector has ordered Victoria Gold to shore up its water treatment efforts, finding the company's plan to clean up after a disastrous spill of cyanide-laced-rock and water last month at its Eagle Gold mine is insuffi

OTTAWA — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointed and outraged.

MIRABEL, QUE. — The Quebec government is injecting another $413 million into the Airbus A220 commercial jet program, formerly known as the C Series, in a bid to improve its return on investment.

OTTAWA — One of the country's newest navy ships is tied up in a U.S. port after it sprung a leak and took on 20,000 litres of water. HMCS Max Bernays is one of Canada's new Arctic and offshore patrol ships, built in Halifax by Irving Shipyards.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to hand-pick a candidate for a riding in an upcoming Montreal byelection isn't being well-received by three aspiring contenders who spent months campaigning only to be shunted aside.

YOUNGSTOWN — Three people killed Friday when a small plane crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at an airport in northeastern Ohio have been identified as Quebec residents.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

SANIKILUAQ, NVT. — A gasoline spill in Nunavut prompted what some officials characterized as an evacuation, although the territory's government says no evacuation was ordered.