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OTTAWA — The head of an organization representing automakers said he's "cautiously optimistic" after meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to urge him to repeal the electric vehicle sales mandate.

Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack — the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being a 1.5-metre-long boa constrictor.

MONTREAL — A recent Quebec government investigation into the climate at two Montreal junior colleges may have had a chilling effect on teachers, according to the director general of one of the schools.

Excluding the bump from metal and non-metallic mineral products, total exports fell 1.2 per cent in May as exports to the United States dropped 0.9 per cent.

Bomb threats early Thursday resulted in temporary disruptions and control tower evacuations at some airports across Canada, officials said.

The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans — which include a much bigger defence budget — will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years.

MONTREAL — Quebec's language watchdog has changed its tune on whether it's acceptable to use the word "go" to cheer on sports teams.

VICTORIA — Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said residents will see a difference in community safety within six months after announcing $10.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

OTTAWA — Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe's eastern flank move toward using the explosive weapons. "I'm deeply concerned about this," said Sen.