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OTTAWA — As the former defence minister faces questions over his intervention for a group seeking to flee Afghanistan when the Taliban took over in 2021, federal Liberals won't say whether he extended a helping hand to any others.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a Toronto riding last week, but the prime minister said his focus remains on governing.

OTTAWA — A woman will finally hold the Canadian military's top job, after the federal government named Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as the new defence chief on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Ireland's prime minister says he's "absolutely appalled" by an assault in the country's capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal.

VICTORIA — Three levels of government say they've finalized a deal that will provide more than $1.6 billion in federal funding over the next five years to communities in British Columbia, to build and maintain "critical infrastructure.

MONTREAL — The case against Robert Miller has moved a step closer to trial, even as questions remain about the ailing Montreal billionaire's ability to appear in court to face multiple sex charges.

RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're looking for a man whose pants caught fire in an alleged arson attempt that went wrong.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

TORONTO — The University of Toronto has suffered irreparable harm from a pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has seized control of part of its downtown campus, an Ontario judge said Tuesday in ordering demonstrators to dismantle the site.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede.