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VANCOUVER — Drug users in British Columbia won't be arrested or charged for possessing up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs starting next year as the province serves as a potential model to stem the overdose crisis across the country.

EDMONTON — EDITORS: The jury is expected to return shortly with a verdict in the trial for a father and son charged with second-degree murder in the shootings of two Métis hunters on a rural road in Alberta.

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest promised Tuesday to subject a national ban on so-called assault-style firearms to a classification review by a panel of experts.

OTTAWA — An outspoken critic of the Liberal government's online streaming bill received funding from two of the biggest digital platforms in the world.

OTTAWA — Planned new measures to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and stalkers are being welcomed by advocates who have long called for loopholes in the system to be closed.

QUEBEC — It will be cheaper to fly from Montreal to some of Quebec’s northern regions than to Europe starting June 1.

EDMONTON — New Alberta legislation aimed at reducing red tape could do just the opposite while threatening parks and protected areas, say legal and environmental critics.

MONTREAL — Quebec's anti-corruption unit has taken another hit to its credibility after details of a court ruling released publicly this week said the former head of the police force derailed a high-profile fraud trial by orchestrating leaks to the m

OTTAWA — A woman believed to be the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin was among 22 individuals added to the list of Russians sanctioned by Canada over the war in Ukraine.

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, who is currently awaiting a verdict in his sexual assault trial, has been charged in another alleged sexual assault.