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QUEBEC — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shot back at his Quebec counterpart Monday, saying Francois Legault does not understand the history of equalization.

OTTAWA — The Federal Court has approved a settlement agreement for survivors of so-called Indian day schools.

EDMONTON — An Alberta court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Karlheinz Schreiber in 1997 in which the German-Canadian businessman alleged he had been defamed by the Attorney General of Canada.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random attack, police said Monday.

OTTAWA — In a story that moved Sunday, Aug.

OTTAWA — A pre-election chill has descended over some environment charities after Elections Canada warned them that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity.

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A blast of unseasonable, snowy weather on the weekend forced the closure of one provincial park in northeastern British Columbia and prompted a recommendation to stay away from two others, but conditions are expected to ease soon.

DILDO, N.L. — Days after a Hollywood-style sign went up over Dildo, N.L., officials have had to post warnings to deter people from clambering through private yards and scaling a steep hill to take photos with it.

Four stories in the news for Monday, Aug. 19 ——— CHINESE OFFICIALS FIRE BACK AT FREELAND OVER HONG KONG China is telling Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to butt out. Freeland and her E.U.

LANGLEY, B.C. — The turtle in my hand dangles its churning feet as I set it down. It touches its first dirt and immediately, unerringly, points toward shore and races as fast as a turtle can to the water.