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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday she would not weigh in on the recent arrest of a Rebel News personality because politicians have no say in the operational decisions made by police.

Keanu Reeves has set down his guns and picked up a pen as co-author of his debut novel. The "John Wick" action star announced he will expand the universe of his BRZRKR comic book series with "The Book of Elsewhere," written with U.K.

VANCOUVER — Ski resorts are closed because of extreme cold, teachers are impressing students by instantly freezing boiling water, and it's even too cold for a zoo penguin walk.

OTTAWA — Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was detained for years in China, is among those urging a judge to avoid a harsh prison sentence for Cameron Jay Ortis, convicted of breaching Canada's secrets law.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,918.40, down 71.02 points): Bitfarms Ltd. (TSX:BITF). Finance. Down 57 cents, or 14.11 per cent, to $3.47 on 12.4 million shares.

A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is "premature at best.

MONTREAL — The RCMP said Thursday they are investigating whether a triple stabbing at a restaurant north of Quebec City in December was linked to terrorism.

Several First Nations and environment advocates have criticized a decision by Canada’s nuclear regulator to greenlight a proposed nuclear waste site near the Ottawa River.

Mikael Kingsbury is looking forward to being the good guy for at least one weekend. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagne, Que.

A 12-year-old boy is facing charges after he allegedly robbed a Toronto convenience store at knifepoint and then stabbed a fleeing employee in the back.