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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in. “Mom, I am fine.

In a statement announcing the complaint, BC Teachers Against Antisemitism claims the union's leadership caused "trauma and fear" among members who have been "intimidated and shamed" by colleagues.

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Ken McDonald, who opposed his party over the federal carbon price, says he won’t run in the next federal election.

YELLOWKNIFE — A helicopter pilot has died while fighting a wildfire in the Northwest Territories. Transportation Safety Board officials had said an aircraft operated by Great Slave Helicopters crashed Friday at the Fort Good Hope airport.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto—St. Paul's, including more time to campaign before the vote, several members of the party have suggested.

QUEBEC CITY, Que. — A candidate for France's far-right National Rally accused a Quebec provincial politician of engaging in "a form of interference" in French politics ahead of last weekend's first round of voting.

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg.

WestJet passengers faced more flight disruptions Tuesday despite a deal reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics, as the airline says full resumption of operations "will take time.

MONTREAL — A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will accept.

CALGARY — Calgary’s month-long water conservation crisis is one big step closer to being over, as the mayor announced Tuesday that residents are no longer being asked to restrict their indoor water use.