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VICTORIA — It was, in British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth's own estimation, an "extraordinary" use of his powers.

OTTAWA — The families of the six Canadian Armed Forces members who were killed when a Cyclone helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece in April 2020 are suing the manufacturer. The suit was filed in U.S.

MONTREAL — After a hit-and-run that killed one traffic signaller and injured another last week in Montreal, a union representing traffic controllers says the province needs to do more to protect them.

VANCOUVER — A First Nation community in southeastern B.C. has lost homes because of a fast-moving wildfire, and Premier David Eby says the provincial and federal governments are teaming up to provide emergency response.

OTTAWA — Canada is dusting off and updating emergency protocols to deal with fallout from a possible tactical nuclear exchange in Europe or the spread of radiation across the ocean from a Ukrainian power plant explosion.

MONTREAL — Researchers at Western University say two tornadoes struck southern Quebec during a major thunderstorm last week. The Northern Tornadoes Project says it found evidence of a weak tornado near St-Thomas, Que.

OTTAWA — The resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada, the NDP's health critic is alleging. Dr.

OTTAWA — A coalition of grassroots groups says Canada won't meet the Sustainable Development Goals it is trying to attain by 2030 as part of a United Nations initiative to bridge inequities around the world.

QUEBEC — A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Joëlle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec City, where the Parti Québécois is newly resurgent.

WASHINGTON — A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global scheme to distribute fentanyl and other synthetic opioids throughout the United States, all of it orchestrated from inside a Canadian prison.