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SHERBROOKE – Port Hilford’s selection as the first sanctuary on the continent for captive and injured beluga whales promises undeniable economic boons for the St.

LACHUTE, Que. — A Quebec teen who was the victim of a brutal slaying last week was remembered by family and friends on Friday as a helpful, compassionate and energetic force.

SHERBROOKE – What do you get the mummy who has everything? How about a nice custom-made cabinet, courtesy of Sherbrooke Village's gifted woodworkers? Meet Ronnie Kaiser, Joey Jordan, Rodney MacDougall and Keith Laybolt.

TORONTO — In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Canadian National Railway says 27 cars of a freight train derailed Thursday, spilling some of its freight into a creek in northern British Columbia.

The federal government will provide financial help for quarantined Canadians over novel coronavirus concerns, and pad its budget contingency should the economic hit be prolonged and deep, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Friday.

MONTREAL — A Montreal-area commuter rail line will be up and running again this afternoon following more than three weeks of service disruption by a rail blockade on the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake.

OTTAWA — The RCMP is helping Ukrainian authorities in a criminal investigation of the downing of Flight PS752, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says.

Closing out the first week of the spring sitting at the Legislature, deputy leader and Corrections and Policing critic Nicole Sarauer questioned the Sask. Party’s ability to fund a growing problem in the province, women fleeing domestic violence.

TORONTO — A 14-year-old boy abducted from a Toronto street as payback for his stepbrother's alleged criminal activity has been safely reunited with his family, the city's police chief said Friday as he appealed for the public's help in the case.