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TORONTO — Mel Lastman, the brash, outspoken pitchman-turned-politician whose array of gaffes, missteps and personal scandals did little to diminish a remarkable career as mayor of Canada's largest city, has died at the age of 88.

The Canada Revenue Agency says it has taken its online services offline after it learned of a possible security threat.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Caroline and Paul Mostertman have become accustomed to seeing their belongings floating by outside their flood-ravaged farm in Abbotsford, B.C.

MONTREAL — Confusion is now the defining state for many Canadians considering travel this month amid shifting advice, COVID-19 variants and layers of testing and quarantine rules.

HALIFAX — The scope and cost of changes needed to remedy a software issue that was a cause of a naval helicopter crash off Greece resulting in six deaths won't be known until next spring.

This year, Albertans won't find out if there's coal in their stockings until after Christmas.

OTTAWA — The federal government wants to overhaul the rebate program for electric vehicles so that it more closely aligns with the kinds of cars Canadians want to buy, says Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw.

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VANCOUVER — British Columbia's highest court has upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a prominent businessman and philanthropist's defamation lawsuit against Twitter Inc. to proceed in the province. The decision released Friday by the B.C.