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OTTAWA — The Liberal party is readying itself for a possible federal election with new rules for nominating candidates.

OTTAWA — The federal government doubled the amount of pandemic aid for Canada's food banks on Friday.

VICTORIA — The leaders of B.C.

MONTREAL — Former premier Jean Charest is suing the Quebec government for violation of his privacy in connection with an investigation by the province's anti-corruption unit.

HALIFAX — A consultant hired by Nova Scotia's police watchdog disagrees with the agency's decision to clear two officers of wrongdoing in the case of a Black woman injured during an arrest.

MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault called on Quebecers to make "sacrifices" and avoid contact with others over the Thanksgiving weekend as authorities reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the seventh time in eight days.

Canadians began the Thanksgiving long weekend amid a surging second wave that pushed public health officials to roll back some businesses and tighten COVID-19 measures in several hotspots.

OTTAWA — Conservatives are accusing the Trudeau government of rushing recklessly to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical help to end their lives.

OTTAWA — The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals sought Friday to get ahead of growing economic concerns linked to rising COVID-19 case counts, vowing new and revamped business supports to keep workers on payrolls and maintain job gains threatened by the pandemic's sec