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HALIFAX — A consultant hired by Nova Scotia's police watchdog disagrees with the agency's decision to clear two officers of wrongdoing in the case of a Black woman injured during an arrest.

MONTREAL — Premier Francois Legault called on Quebecers to make "sacrifices" and avoid contact with others over the Thanksgiving weekend as authorities reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the seventh time in eight days.

Canadians began the Thanksgiving long weekend amid a surging second wave that pushed public health officials to roll back some businesses and tighten COVID-19 measures in several hotspots.

OTTAWA — Conservatives are accusing the Trudeau government of rushing recklessly to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical help to end their lives.

OTTAWA — The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals sought Friday to get ahead of growing economic concerns linked to rising COVID-19 case counts, vowing new and revamped business supports to keep workers on payrolls and maintain job gains threatened by the pandemic's sec

VANCOUVER — A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say.

VICTORIA — At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying campaigning online.

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit of the agreement.

EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s eldest son is following in his father’s footsteps by getting involved in politics. Ben Harper, who is 24, has landed a job as an aide in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s office.