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OTTAWA — Canada and its G7 allies are taking Russia's denials of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a skepticism, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Friday.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative and Liberal party leaders vowed on Friday to increase the province's population if they are elected to govern on Sept. 14.

Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — The fall will bring new risks in the COVID-19 pandemic along with colder weather and indoor family holiday gatherings, Canada's chief public health officer warned Friday. With the final long weekend of the summer season upon us, Dr.

WASHINGTON — Sixty firefighters from Quebec have arrived in California to help battle the wildfires ravaging the state, Canada's answer to a plea from Gov. Gavin Newsom for international help with the crisis.

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party's fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades.

WINNIPEG — Brad Regehr is a bit surprised to see the attention he's getting over his new job.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador has rolled out new COVID-19 testing rules for people who routinely work outside the province and return on a set schedule.

WHITEHORSE — The Canadian side of the Yukon Quest dog-sled race has been cancelled for 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukon Quest says the annual 1,600-kilometre race had already been facing several challenges because of Canada-U.S.

BRANDON, Man. — Police say they have viewed video that shows suspects yelling racial slurs at a Black man at a skateboard park in Manitoba before punching, kicking and stabbing him.