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MONTREAL — A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with her children by her estranged spouse in December 2019 told an inquiry Wednesday that he was following her despite a court order forbidding contact.

Medically assisted deaths jumped by 31 per cent in Canada last year as part of a continuing trend since the practice was legalized in 2016 for those with a serious and incurable illness or disability, a federal report says.

OTTAWA — Canada needs to move faster on renewable energy as a new international energy outlook forecasts demand for all fossil fuels will peak in seven years, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday.

MONTREAL — A group of French-language university leaders in Quebec is coming to the defence of English schools who say a planned tuition hike for out-of-province students could devastate their finances.

OTTAWA — The federal government supports humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to clear a path for critical aid to get to civilians in the Gaza Strip, but isn't quite sure yet how that would work, Defence Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A homeless woman says she's been placed back in the very system she was trying to escape when she began living in a tent across the street from Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature building.

OTTAWA — India's high commission in Canada said on Wednesday that the country's officials will resume processing some types of visa applications for Canadians applying from across the country as well as abroad.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,947.85, down 38.64 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up 39 cents, or 0.88 per cent, to $44.53 on 10.5 million shares.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Four members of a Lethbridge high school football team charged with the sexual assault of a teammate earlier this month did not appear in person at their first court date on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Air Canada staff followed procedure when they held back a British member of Parliament for extra questions during a recent diplomatic trip to Canada, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.