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OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe — an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abroad and bolster centuries of collaboration.

A voluntary recall has been issued for one sku of Nestlé Good Start Soothe Infant Formula due to a potential bacteria contamination.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $34 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on March 21 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press

YELLOWKNIFE — Unionized workers with the City of Yellowknife have ratified a new collective agreement after a labour dispute that began in early February that included a strike and a lockout.

MONTREAL — Hundreds of people gathered Friday evening for a special mass in Amqui, Que., a town where two people were killed and nine injured when a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and has asked Canada's intelligence agency for a briefing.

EDMONTON — Two officers who were shot and killed by a teenager had no indication they were walking into a high-risk or dangerous situation, police say.

OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has quashed a sentencing appeal in the case of a Manitoba man who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall in 2020 and sought an armed confrontation with the prime minister.

OTTAWA — The moment Suzanne Bitye was handed her citizenship certificate Friday, she pulled it toward her heart and held it there for a moment with a broad smile on her face.

MONTREAL — A large police investigation was underway on Friday after three people were found stabbed to death inside an east-end Montreal residence. A suspect was taken into custody outside the home and was expected to be questioned by investigators.