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MELFORT, Sask. — RCMP in Saskatchewan laid out a timeline Thursday of how a mass killer moved around a First Nation selling drugs, stealing vehicles, busting down doors and attacking people while leaving others unharmed.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Thursday he did not put any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs to influence its efforts to lower medicine costs.

OTTAWA — Canada says the United Nations' controversial move to enter dialogue with the Taliban must include women, as the organization mulls recognizing the terrorist group as the government of Afghanistan.

OTTAWA — A city in Quebec has exhausted its legal avenues to avoid paying thousands of dollars in damages after it failed to deploy enough firefighters to prevent a fire from ravaging a building.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is showing no hints it will legislate public servants back to work as experts warn choosing that path to ending the dispute could come with political repercussions.

VANCOUVER — As British Columbia heads into one of its first warm spells of the year, forecasters are warning the heat could raise avalanche and flood risks, while the danger of wildfires has already nudged up to a "moderate" rating in some parts of t

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria say they are worried about the welfare of a new mother whose baby was found dead. Officers and an ambulance were called Wednesday night to a report of a baby found in a parking lot in the city.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city: the RCMP or a municipal police service.

OTTAWA — Military and foreign affairs officials said Thursday Canada expects to send additional planes to help evacuate people from Sudan in the coming days but the volatile situation on the ground is making planning difficult.

OTTAWA — Longtime British Columbia NDP Randall Garrison says he will not seek re-election in the next federal vote. The representative for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Vancouver Island announced his decision in a brief post on Twitter.