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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordability, health care, community safety, housing and th

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is echoing concerns about Mexico that were expressed earlier this week by Ontario's premier, saying she hopes Canada can get a "carve-out" from import tariffs that president-elect Donald Trump is promising.

LIMA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been advising world leaders to focus on common goals with Donald Trump ahead of his return to the White House, as Canada shores up its relations with countries across the Pacific Rim.

MONTREAL — One person was found dead and another is still missing after a house caught fire Friday evening in Saint-Georges, Quebec, about 85 kilometres southeast of Quebec City.

MONTREAL — As the biting cold of winter looms in Montreal, a pair of independent city councillors are asking the city to vote in favour of a motion declaring a state of emergency on homelessness.

MONTREAL — A 76-year-old cyclist died Friday after being struck by a vehicle in the Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles borough of Montreal. Montreal police say they received a call about the collision at 3:30 p.m.

OTTAWA — Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent.

LIMA — Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing nuclear-energy collaboration with Southeast Asian leaders.

British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of highly pathogenic avian flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C.

EDMONTON — Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday, after shifting claims about his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.