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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A former Ontario finance minister will be the federal Liberal candidate in an upcoming byelection in the Toronto area that's set to be called later this month.

Montreal police say they've opened an administrative investigation into an incident in which a Black man was handcuffed after officers suspected he was stealing his own car.

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — A 39-year-old man is dead after a failed parachute landing in Victoriaville, Que., around 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt.

OTTAWA — A Montreal-based urology organization has postponed plans to honour a Tehran physician who has been accused of spreading COVID-19 disinformation and upholding the Iranian regime's sexist attitudes.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — First Nations leaders from British Columbia are taking their environment and climate policy pitch directly to the international stage at a United Nations climate conference in Africa in an attempt to set a tone for domestic c

The majority of Canadians will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend, as clocks go back with the end of daylight time. Daylight time started at 2 a.m. March 13, and will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $18 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 8 will be an estimated $23 million. The Canadian Press

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Cappola brand Genoa salami because it contains milk and wheat not listed on the label. The affected product was sold in 175 gram packages with best before dates of Jan. 03, 04 and 09, 2023.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The chief of a First Nation where there was a recent mass killing says some people are still sleeping with their guns.

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich insists she was never directly told to leave Ottawa last winter when protesters in hundreds of vehicles blocked streets around Parliament Hill as they called for an end to COVID-19 mandates