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MONTREAL — A Quebec environmental group was in court Wednesday against Swedish manufacturer Northvolt, arguing that the province allowed work to begin on the company's electric vehicle battery plant without proper analysis of the impact on the area's

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Four passengers and two crew members were killed in a plane crash Tuesday near Fort Smith, N.W.T. The coroner's office in the territory says a lone survivor was airlifted to hospital.

OTTAWA — A judge's ruling that the federal Liberals were unjustified in using emergency law to quell a weeks-long protest in Ottawa has left the administrator of a downtown church feeling the court disregarded infringements of her rights.

VANCOUVER — The union representing transit supervisors for Coast Mountain Bus Company has announced it will launch a new 72-hour strike stopping Metro Vancouver buses from operating if a tentative agreement on a new contract isn't reached by next wee

Ottawa's Rideau Canal is set to close for skating at 10 p.m. this evening, just four days after a section of the skateway was first opened for the season.

OTTAWA — Sweden is inching closer to joining NATO, and Defence Minister Bill Blair says that's "pretty exciting" for Canada.

OTTAWA — Calling for the genocide of the Jewish people would violate school policies on antisemitism, Canada's major universities say — but they are largely quiet on whether urging the eradication of the state of Israel would meet the same standard.

MONTREAL — Masks made by the subsidiary of a Quebec-based company are being used for executions in the United States, justice advocacy groups say.

Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital.

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives want the Trudeau government to restore a visa requirement for Mexican tourists as concerns mount about denied refugee claims.