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OTTAWA — Lobbying commissioner Nancy Bélanger says the law needs to be changed to ban former public office holders from lobbying on behalf of corporations.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been convicted in United States district court of running a mail fraud scheme that used fake psychics to steal more than US$175 million from Americans over 20 years.

MONTREAL — A coroner's report into the death of a Black man shot and killed by police in a city northeast of Montreal says officers showed restraint during the intervention. Jean René Junior Olivier, 37, was killed by police on Aug.

A report from Canada's auditor general found that Yukon's COVID-19 immunization rollout hadshortcomings, including a lack of engagement with First Nations, some of whom worried they were test subjects for the new vaccine.

OTTAWA — Four former political staffers are headed to Parliament Hill as new MPs following byelections in three provinces Monday that featured no surprises — but possibly delivered some relief for both Liberals and Conservatives.

CALGARY — New modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator suggests Canadian oil production will plummet by 2050 — and large portions of Alberta's oilsands facilities will be shut down — if the world is successful in reaching net-zero greenhouse gas em

MONTREAL — The ombudswoman of Montreal's Roman Catholic archdiocese says she's seen an improvement in the handling of abuse complaints since raising concerns about it last year.

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A national group representing Inuit says it hopes a review into how the Oblates handled allegations of a former priest sexually abusing children in Nunavut will bring change within the Catholic Church.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should make the first move and call a public inquiry before the Conservatives suggest people who could lead it, Pierre Poilievre says.