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PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan man who killed his parents and his son and left his daughter for dead has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 25 years.

OTTAWA — Canada's housing minister says federal funding to ramp up the pace of new builds will also look to target the kind of homes required to meet the changing needs of Canadians.

Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say.

OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca's antibody combination to prevent symptomatic COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised people.

Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King is expected to face two new charges, the day after his bail review hearing came to an abrupt and unexpected halt when his lawyer’s computer appeared to be hacked.

VICTORIA — A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia farm in the north Okanagan region.

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MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Alanna Cowan has watched the Nicola River in British Columbia's Interior turn the colour of chocolate milk and rise every spring, as warm weather melts snow from the surrounding mountains.

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests most Canadians think the federal government is already spending enough on the military, despite the push for a massive hike in defence funding.

OTTAWA — Big industrial plants in provinces covered by the national carbon pricing system paid more than $161 million for their greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, but some critics say the system is designed to ensure the biggest emitters pay the small