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A total of 421 officers from across the country were reassigned to the southern border for 60-day deployments beginning June 18.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The leaders of NATO member countries have pledged to boost spending on national defence, even though Canada and other countries have for years failed to meet the alliance's previous target.

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A stark exhibition of war photographs lines the walls of a tunnel on the way into the NATO leaders' summit. Signs printed on shuttle buses read: "While you're waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting for NATO membership.

While a fully functional firearm cannot be printed, conversion kits that complete the guns can be purchased in stores or online.

WINNIPEG — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard faces new charges of sexual assault and unlawful confinement after Manitoba justice officials sought a second opinion of the evidence outside his home province.

MONTREAL — Quebec officials have dismantled a homeless encampment beneath an elevated Montreal highway ahead of a major roadwork project and following a months-long legal battle.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says a judge dismissed from leading a high-profile inquiry had rejected an offer for help, even though he had asked for four extensions to allow him to complete his final report.

OTTAWA — Four Canadian humanitarian aid groups are to use millions of dollars in new funding from the federal government to deploy response teams more quickly as climate change increases the demand on their services.

TULITA, N.W.T. — The Northwest Territories government says several cabins near Tulita have likely been destroyed by a wildfire burning in the area.

Kym Porter has been carrying a naloxone kit in her purse since her son died of an overdose more than six years ago. Porter, a retired school teacher in Medicine Hat, Alta.