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WASHINGTON — Planning is "well underway" for bilateral treaty talks between Canada and the United States in the dispute over the Line 5 pipeline, with formal negotiations expected to begin "shortly," the federal government says in new court documents

OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18, though third doses have already been given to high-risk people across the country.

QUEBEC — The head of Quebec's anti-corruption unit says he's considering a rebranding exercise for his troubled police force.

QUEBEC — A Quebec bill that would have allowed only people who have undergone surgery to change their sex on identification documents will be changed. The bill introduced Oct.

SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a child abducted when a vehicle was stolen in Surrey, B.C., is safe after a 45-minute disappearance on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue.

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner who investigated the killing of a 22-year-old woman in 2020 recommended Tuesday that people convicted of murdering their partners be forced to carry electronic tracking devices when they are released from prison.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole returned Pierre Poilievre to his old job as finance critic, but left former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis off the Opposition's front bench as he released the names of those who will serve in his shadow cabine

MONTREAL — The health board governing Quebec's Nunavik region says the COVID-19 situation in the northern territory is worse than it's ever been. Health officials reported 30 new cases Monday across the region, which is home to 14 Inuit communities.

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