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VANCOUVER — Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou allege the United States' legal case against her violates common international law and the extradition proceedings against her should be stayed. In a notice of application filed with the B.C.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Almost 2,600 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been given so far in B.C.

Federal officials say they're pushing manufacturers to accelerate shipments of more COVID-19 vaccine doses as calls grow to lock down more parts of the country for the holidays.

MONTREAL — Eric Salvail, who used to host some of Quebec's most popular television shows such as Star Academie, was found not guilty in a Montreal courtroom Friday on three sex-related charges.

OTTAWA — The federal government has proposed rules for its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan.

HALIFAX — As the Nova Scotia RCMP used a helicopter Friday to search for five fishermen whose scallop dragger sank in the Bay of Fundy this week, the mayor of a major fishing port said many residents are still in a state of shock.

TORONTO — The man who killed 10 people by deliberately driving down pedestrians on a Toronto sidewalk is a mass murderer who happened to have autism spectrum disorder, the prosecution said Friday.

OTTAWA — The federal government says it wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products as part of greater efforts to curb their appeal to young Canadians.

CLYDE RIVER, Nunavut — Nunavut RCMP say a man is facing several charges after shots were fired into the home of a Mountie. The officer's wife and several children were inside at the time, but no one was hurt.

VICTORIA — The former clerk of the British Columbia legislature has been charged with four counts of breach of trust and two counts of fraud in excess of $5,000.