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PORTAPIQUE, N.S. — The victims in one of Canada's worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Police Service was shaken Thursday after three of its officers were arrested and charged with allegedly selling information on car crashes to tow-truck drivers.

OTTAWA — While health concerns are at the forefront for Canada's older generation during the COVID-19 crisis, younger people are worried about their ability to pay their bills, according to participants in a new survey by Statistics Canada.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to throw out a law that modified the rules governing succession to the throne.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to have more federal civil servants included in a class-action lawsuit against the government over the faulty Phoenix pay system.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 23 ... --- COVID-19 in Canada ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give each other space and wear a mask if they are sick.

CALGARY — The rapid spread of COVID-19 at Canada's meat-packing plants isn't a surprise, say union and health officials.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some businesses that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reopen next month.

TORONTO — The Canadian military needs to help in understaffed nursing homes ravaged by COVID-19, the country's two largest provinces said Wednesday, as signs of a slowing pandemic prompted talk of easing the economically crippling measures put in pla