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MONTREAL — Two women have been charged with kidnapping a five-year-old boy from a Montreal suburb whose disappearance triggered an Amber Alert for several hours on Tuesday. The suspects, aged 65 and 48, appeared in a Longueuil, Que.

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VANCOUVER — Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices by students.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation of the document to French.

VICTORIA — When BC United staged a news conference in Victoria last week, party officials turned up with a prop — a literal tinfoil hat, emblazoned with a B.C. Conservative Party logo and the words "5G Resistant Endorsed by John Rustad.

BROSSARD, Que. — A five-year-old boy from a Montreal suburb who was the subject of an Amber Alert on Tuesday was found safe in Ontario later that day, Quebec provincial police said.

TORONTO — Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada, with some provinces reporting sharp increases compared to pre-pandemic averages.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal, following months of media coverage and calls from local leaders for authorities to take action.

OTTAWA — Canada's consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million.

HALIFAX — China slammed Canada's decision to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday, accusing it of politicizing trade and vowing to retaliate.