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Publisher cleared of child pornography charges suing Quebec prosecutors

Publisher cleared of child pornography charges suing Quebec prosecutors

MONTREAL — A Quebec publisher acquitted of child pornography charges last year has filed a lawsuit against the province's prosecution service.
Senators will need to be fully vaccinated to set foot in Senate chamber

Senators will need to be fully vaccinated to set foot in Senate chamber

OTTAWA — Senators will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to participate in person in Senate proceedings.
Afghan ambassador calls for urgent food aid, help to 'expedite' refugee exodus

Afghan ambassador calls for urgent food aid, help to 'expedite' refugee exodus

OTTAWA — The Afghan ambassador is urging Canada to send officials to Pakistan and other countries bordering Afghanistan to help "accelerate" the passage of refugees fleeing the Taliban.
Canada's newest Supreme Court justice embraces an 'abiding belief in pluralism'

Canada's newest Supreme Court justice embraces an 'abiding belief in pluralism'

OTTAWA — The newest member of Canada's highest court says the only unifying principle that seems to stitch his life together is an abiding belief in pluralism.
Coroner's report into Quebec girls' deaths urges change in handling of disappearances

Coroner's report into Quebec girls' deaths urges change in handling of disappearances

MONTREAL — A Quebec man who killed his daughters before taking his own life last July was troubled by an impending divorce and was in psychosis, a coroner's investigation into their deaths has concluded.
Winnipeg police believe stabbing in hospital may be linked to two homicides

Winnipeg police believe stabbing in hospital may be linked to two homicides

WINNIPEG — Police in Manitoba were working Thursday to make sense of the discovery of two bodies in different homes and a brazen stabbing in a crowded hospital atrium.
Yukon to offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting with people aged 50 and up

Yukon to offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting with people aged 50 and up

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available starting Monday for eligible residents aged 50 and up.
Manitoba ex-reservist, The Base member Patrik Mathews gets 9 years in prison

Manitoba ex-reservist, The Base member Patrik Mathews gets 9 years in prison

GREENBELT, Md.
Critics hope new cabinet will put a stop to drug-price regulation changes

Critics hope new cabinet will put a stop to drug-price regulation changes

OTTAWA — Critics of a major drug-price overhaul hope a fresh federal cabinet will put a temporary stop to the new regulations set to take effect in January.
Canada's climate plan gets good grade as Trudeau heads to summits in Europe

Canada's climate plan gets good grade as Trudeau heads to summits in Europe

OTTAWA — A new analysis suggests the Liberal climate plan could meet Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets for the first time before the end of this decade.