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HALIFAX — Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man wrongfully convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999, has died, his longtime lawyer confirmed Thursday.

A Senate committee says the current cannabis market and legislation has kept Indigenous Peoples from sharing in the economic opportunities that the legalization of recreational pot created.

TORONTO — It's still not clear if two pieces of federal legislation will do enough to compensate Canadian media whose ad revenue has been lost to multinational tech giants. The issue has been thrust back into the spotlight after BCE Inc.

OTTAWA — Moscow has again summoned Canada's top diplomat in Russia, this time over the federal Liberal government's seizure of a massive Russian cargo plane.

OTTAWA — Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole has been named as the president and managing director of risk advisory firm ADIT North America. The firm provides services to companies, investment funds and agencies that operate or invest globally.

OTTAWA — Canada will soon co-ordinate efforts by multiple countries to restore Haiti's embattled police force, as neighbouring states say they have hope the Caribbean nation can overcome a severe political and humanitarian crisis.

"Canada really has to decide at this point if it wants wild Pacific salmon or if it wants this dirty, harmful industry. It can't have both," said Tony Allard, founder of Wild Salmon Forever/Wild First.

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KYIV, Ukraine — Some LGBTQ Ukrainians say winning the war against Russia is a matter of life and death for many in their community.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he learned about the prison transfer of Paul Bernardo the day it happened — a day earlier than Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.