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OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.

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MONTREAL — It used to be that on New Year’s Eve, people living along Montreal’s Lachine Canal would throw open their doors to hear the nearby factories blow their horns when the clocks struck midnight.

There is currently no obligation for businesses that import or manufacture firearms to share technical specifications with authorities, meaning guns could go on the market without being fully assessed.

VANCOUVER — A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off of supplemental oxygen and is no longer infecti

MONTREAL — Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday.

MONTREAL — A 31-year-old cyclist has died after falling off his bike and colliding with a parked vehicle in downtown Sherbrooke, Que. Police say in a news release that the crash happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Dépôt Street.

MONTREAL — Quebec’s recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities.

WASHINGTON — A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and start a fresh wave of anxiety as America's closest neighbours prepare for the Republican's disruptive agenda and looming threats of massive tariffs.

Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resort on northeast Vancouver Island into a thriving ecotourism hub.