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TORONTO — Alek Minassian's autism spectrum disorder left him incapable of making a rational choice when he chose to drive a van down a Toronto sidewalk and kill 10 people, his defence lawyer argued Thursday.

OTTAWA — A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada. But Sen.

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the country at a two-day meeting.

CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut — Nunavut RCMP say major crime and forensic investigators are on their way from Iqaluit to Clyde River following a shooting.

HALIFAX — As a snowstorm descended on Nova Scotia and the search for five missing scallop fishermen was suspended Thursday, an industry leader said there was evidence to suggest their boat had suddenly capsized in the Bay of Fundy earlier this week.

OTTAWA — Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards.

MONTREAL — Boeing's 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreign airlines.

VICTORIA — British Columbia is showing signs of rebuilding its economy despite the ongoing and still uncertain impact of COVID-19, Finance Minister Selina Robinson says.

FREDERICTON — The man found not criminally responsible in the 2018 killing of four people in Fredericton has been deemed "high-risk" and ordered detained in a high-security hospital.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan worries incidents of extremism and hate in the Canadian Armed Forces are on the rise — and he says military commanders will be held accountable if the problem is not addressed.