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SHACKAN FIRST NATION, B.C. — The chief of a First Nation in British Columbia's Nicola Valley that was evacuated by both wildfires and floods last year says he wants more land for the community in a safer area.

Métis leaders and residential school survivors say a trip to the Vatican to meet the Pope is as complicated as the history between their communities and the Roman Catholic Church itself.

PENDER HARBOUR, B.C. — The body of a rare, young fin whale has been found on a remote beach on British Columbia's south coast, says an official with the Fisheries Department.

OTTAWA — Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative.

MONTREAL — A mosquito net coated with a new insecticide that makes the insects unable to move or fly has reduced cases of malaria in children by about 40 per cent, according to a new study conducted in Tanzania involving Canadian researchers.

EDMONTON — Two of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s backbenchers say it's time for him to resign after last-minute changes to a party review of his leadership next month.

OTTAWA — Canada's oil and gas producers can hike output by the equivalent of 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year to help displace Russian fossil fuels, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday.

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he expects the federal government's new dental plan will reflect his party's original vision for oral health care in Canada.

OTTAWA — Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique said national security threat was identified as part of the so-called freedom convoy in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — The federal government has tabled legislation to ensure Quebec does not lose a seat when Canada's electoral map is redrawn.