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RIMOUSKI — The case against a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his truck in an eastern Quebec community is straightforward, prosecutor Jérôme Simard told jurors on Friday.

Another dead whale has washed ashore on a British Columbia beach, the third over two weeks, but a marine wildlife expert at the scene said Friday that there's likely no connections between the latest case to the other deaths.

OTTAWA — Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

OTTAWA — As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead.

MONTREAL — A Quebec labour tribunal has begun hearing a case against Amazon over the e-commerce giant's closure in January of seven warehouses in the province.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s Far North because of persistent water shortages in a community.

OTTAWA — Canada and other countries should not give up on doing business with the United States, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley said Friday at the B7 summit conference in Ottawa. Haley, U.S.

MONTREAL — A group of Quebec investors has reached a deal to acquire and relaunch Lion Electric, offering a second chance to the struggling vehicle-maker. The St-Jérôme, Que.

OTTAWA — A judicial recount in the southern Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South confirmed Friday that Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen won the seat.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to discover that offering free parking at hospitals can become a hot-button issue.