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OTTAWA — Canada has taken the rare step of not signing onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories.

MONTREAL — The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned corporation to empty shelves of U.S.

OTTAWA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the trade issues that have led to steep tariffs on Canadian canola products.

OTTAWA — The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has launched an online campaign denouncing staffing cuts.

TORONTO — There's growing concern about a move by the United States to make hundreds more product categories subject to the country's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum content.

British Columbia fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year. "Do you think there's going to be a salmon opening, Dean?" Now they have the answer.

The study is believed to be the first to assess changes in mental health before and after the pandemic in relation to residential greenery.

More than 10,000 flight attendants for Air Canada will begin voting next week on a new tentative agreement that raises wages and establishes a pay structure for time worked when aircraft are on the ground.

MONTREAL — A 17-year-old boy facing charges he intended to carry out an attack on behalf of Islamic State will remain detained after making a brief appearance Thursday at Montreal's youth courthouse on terrorism charges.

MONTREAL — Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Québécois to "re-examine" his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier.