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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has filled a cabinet vacancy with British Columbia MP Joyce Murray, who is becoming president of the Treasury Board.

TORONTO — Operations at Toronto's Pearson International Airport had largely returned to normal Monday morning after a fire the night before triggered an evacuation and major flight disruptions.

Five stories in the news for Monday, March 18 ——— TRAVEL CHAOS AT TORONTO'S PEARSON AIRPORT AFTER FIRE It was a chaotic scene at Toronto's Pearson Airport last night after a fire near a security checkpoint led authorities to evacuate the area.

OKOTOKS, Alta. — At the end of a long and difficult year, Ryan Straschnitzki is on the ice and his hockey dream is intact.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Court of Appeal will consider the question of provincial powers over the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project during a five-day hearing that starts today. The B.C.

TORONTO — Chaos erupted at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Sunday evening after a fire near a security checkpoint led authorities to evacuate the area, but within a few hours operations were starting to return to normal. All U.S.

OTTAWA — Facebook is launching a new advertisement library that will capture detailed information about political ads targeted at voters in Canada, including who pays for them and whom they target.

The Brampton, Ont., family that lost six members in the Ethiopian Airlines crash says authorities in that country have told them it could take up to six months to identify their relatives' remains.

OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh has been sworn in as a member of Parliament. The NDP says Singh becomes the first racialized party leader to sit in the House of Commons.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday's federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation, The Canadian Press has learned.