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VANCOUVER — British Columbia's housing minster says the province needs to shift away from accommodating vulnerable people in privately owned rooming hotels — but it won't be fast or cheap.

Two of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the 2022 blockade at the Canada-U. S. border crossing near Coutts, Alta., have pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Police say the online interaction between the boy and the suspect lasted only minutes, "a short-term communication back-and-forth contained within one day."

OTTAWA — The woman who accuses Haydn Edmundson of raping her on a navy ship in 1991 was back on the stand during his trial Tuesday, where Edmundson's defence lawyer tried to find inconsistencies in her story.

OTTAWA — As Pierre Poilievre blames a rise in car thefts on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal ministers spent Tuesday pushing back — and promised that an upcoming summit will result in solutions.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed legislation Tuesday to implement an update to Canada's free trade agreement with Ukraine that its president signed during a visit to Ottawa last year.

HALIFAX — Some residents in Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue on Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse young boys.

Quebec's sports minister has tabled a bill to strengthen protections for young athletes and create a new role to investigate complaints.

MONTREAL — A Quebec law requiring all palliative care homes to offer medical assistance in dying violates religious freedom and should be declared unconstitutional, says a legal challenge filed by the office of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montre