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VANCOUVER — The jury in a British Columbia Supreme Court murder trial has been told that an expert witness didn't finish her testimony because she is dead.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced several steps the federal government is taking to make banking more affordable, which in part follow up to pledges made in the spring budget.

OTTAWA — Manitoba regional chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations national chief election.

OTTAWA — The federal government introduced today legislation to update the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and announced plans for a business mission to the country next year.

Opioid overdoses are killing a growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, a new study suggested Tuesday.

MONTREAL — A common front of four major Quebec labour unions has voted 95 per cent for an unlimited general strike mandate. The unions are negotiating as one and represent 420,000 public sector workers in health care, education and social services.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the implementation of a digital services tax would raise $7.2 billion over five years.

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning more citizens of Moldova affiliated with Russian influence in the eastern European country.

An Israeli woman with Canadian family has died, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says. The centre says the family of Tiferet Lapidot has asked that the development be shared with the media.

VANCOUVER — With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down.