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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to overhaul the way the federal government relates to Indigenous Peoples, proposing a new legislative framework designed to pave the way towards stronger rights and greater control over their own des

BATTLEFORD, Sask. — There were sobs of despair and cries of “murderer” in a Saskatchewan courtroom Friday night as a jury found a white farmer not guilty in the shooting death of an Indigenous man.

VANCOUVER — An uninterested pharmaceutical industry and the conundrum of finding a convincing placebo are two reasons experts say there has been little quality research into medicinal marijuana.

MERRITT — Four people were taken to hospital after a series of collisions on Highway 5 south of Merritt, as weather conditions deteriorate on the route. B.C.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals scored a byelection upset Monday, snatching the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock away from the Conservatives.

The Canadian Press PILOT BUTTE, Sask.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has handily won a third term after a bitter and divisive campaign during which his at-times prickly personality was a focus.

VANCOUVER — A former B.C. Liberal government communications director quietly entered a guilty plea to one count of breach of trust on Thursday in the so-called “quick wins” scandal from the Christy Clark era.

A model with two young sons and a restaurant employee about to be promoted to manager are among the Canadians confirmed dead in a mass shooting at a country music show in Las Vegas. Tara Roe, who was 34 and lived in Okotoks, Alta.

OTTAWA — Canadians should be “very concerned” about their cellphones, computers and other electronic devices being searched by U.S. border agents, the federal privacy czar says.