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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is on track for a $13.2-billion surplus in this budget year. It’s an exponential escalation from the $511-million surplus forecast when the provincial budget was introduced in February.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan.

OTTAWA — Former Liberal MP Michael Levitt is criticizing his old caucus colleagues for not speaking out against statements made by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant at an agency that received government funding for an anti-racism project.

OTTAWA — More than half of Conservative party members have voted for its next leader, leaving one week for the remaining members to do the same.

MONTREAL — Security around Quebec's provincial party leaders appears to be high in the early days of the election campaign, with one leader saying he's been given bulletproof vests to keep him safe.

QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault found himself on the defensive Tuesday, forced to justify his government's strict COVID-19 rules during a visit to a riding contested by the upstart Conservative Party of Quebec.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency intended to address a water shortage in Iqaluit.

OTTAWA — The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10.

Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four years old or younger.

KITCHENER, Ont. — The federal government says it will spend more than $2 billion to build 17,000 homes, including thousands of affordable units. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Tuesday in Kitchener, Ont.