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OTTAWA — More than a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg Thursday, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate's own union.

Winds and rain hit the area about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, an organizer said, and the storm was over in about an hour.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Liberals' increase to the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in $17.4 billion in revenue over five years.

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Jasper is home to about 1,500 temporary foreign workers in retail, food service, hospitality and many other industries.

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Jurors deciding the fate of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing were urged by a judge Wednesday to block out background noise in the high-profile case.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A man camping along the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior woke up to the sound of a landslide overnight Tuesday and managed to run to safety as the ground moved beneath his feet.

EDMONTON — A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remained out of control Wednesday, while officials worked to restore power and water in the park's townsite and to hash out a plan for vacationers to retrieve their stranded camping trailers.

A statement from a union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports says it has "no interest in an industry-wide dispute as a result of just one employer that won't bargain" on an issue critical to its members.