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The leader of the national organization representing Inuit people says it will not be a celebratory occasion when he meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week as part of an Indigenous delegation.

FREDERICTON — New figures from Statistics Canada show New Brunswick is experiencing a population boom.

OTTAWA — Canada and the European Commission will spearhead an international fundraising campaign to help people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

MONTREAL — There was excitement at St. Michael’s Ukrainian church on a rainy, windswept morning in Montreal earlier this week when a donation of highly sought medical supplies for Ukraine arrived.

OTTAWA — Advocates say while the early findings on safe supply pilot projects are promising, they're still not meeting the needs of a large share of Canadians who are at risk of drug poisoning.

TORONTO — The wait for a Lotto Max jackpot winner goes on. No winning ticket was sold for the whopping $70 million jackpot in Friday's draw. However, one of the draw's 13 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each was won by a ticket holder in Ontario.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's public auto insurer is giving a one-time rebate to help drivers cope with the cost of rising fuel prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Premier John Horgan announced Friday.

MONTREAL — Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will commit another $2 billion to help provincial health systems work through their surgical and diagnostic backlogs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — The World Health Organization says it is reviewing its policies after opting not to accept a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Health Canada authorized Medicago's two-dose Covifenz vaccine in February for adults 18 to 64.