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The trial began on Feb. 7, where Crown prosecutor Dallas Sopko said the fire was the final act in a bitter custody battle.

“Our mortgage market is much more focused on one-year floating rates, whereas in the United States, they've got 30-year mortgages and a lot of people take the 30-year mortgage rate, so they haven't had the same negative impact of their mortgages, as we have here in Canada.”

Refugees with engineering technology backgrounds are getting a leg up with two initiatives being offered by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET), designed to get foreign-trained professionals assessed, accredited and working in the province sooner.

EDMONTON — Three Métis groups signed a deal Friday with the federal government that recognizes them as Indigenous governments, putting them on equal constitutional standing with First Nations and opening the door to further negotiations such as compensation for land lost.

OTTAWA — An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is "confounded" by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked graves.

CALGARY — When Russian tanks and troops rolled into Ukraine one year ago, it was no shock that crude prices spiked above US$100 per barrel for the first time since 2014.

Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago.

OTTAWA — The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations.

OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission says Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the largest private donations in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago have come from American technology companies and European foundations or companies with a social mission.