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OTTAWA — Former public safety minister Bill Blair told a federal inquiry Friday he had no knowledge about delays in approving a spy service warrant in 2021 that may have included references to people in his own government.

MONTREAL — A woman from Montreal's South Shore appeared in court on Friday on charges of aggravated assault after allegedly scalding a 10-year-old boy with boiling water more than one week ago. Friday morning, police in Longueuil, Que.

Hundreds — possibly thousands — of Canadian line workers have been called into service to help rebuild power grids after hurricanes left millions of Americans in the dark.

VANCOUVER — Seven Vancouver police officers involved in the beating death of Myles Gray nine years ago have been cleared of wrongdoing by a police discipline authority.

OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists' expectations in September, adding more than twice as many jobs as the previous month while unemployment ticked lower.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.0 per cent (10.4) _ Prince Edward Island 7.

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.7 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 64.9 per cent (65.

VIENTIANE — Canada needs to keep up its presence in Southeast Asia if it wants to benefit from the region's economic boom, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday as he wrapped up his visit to Laos.

Global Affairs Canada says officials are in contact with family of the person who died, but the department has not publicly identified them.