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MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it won't recommend Quebecers download the federal COVID-19 contact tracing smartphone application — at least for now.

OTTAWA — Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said Tuesday that as leader, and as a prime minister, he will stand up for the rights of women and the LGBTQ community, and he intends to apply that fighting spirit to all his files.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on political parties to make health care the top priority of the provincial election campaign. President Dr.

OTTAWA — Canadians believe that official inflation measures don't reflect the rising costs they face, a senior Bank of Canada official says, with COVID-19 pandemic further widening the gap between perception and reality.

PENTICTON, B.C. — The majority of people forced to flee their homes last week because of a wildfire in British Columbia's south Okanagan region are allowed to return home.

OTTAWA — The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — Quebec's French-language adaptation of the popular American police comedy, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," is already taking heat before the first episode airs — from one of the actors in the original series.

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic and to get the economy back on its feet.

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CALGARY — A class-action lawsuit alleging the defendants acted recklessly and unreasonably has been filed against the operators of a tour bus involved in a fatal rollover at Jasper National Park's Columbia Icefield.