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REGINA — Saskatchewan recorded its highest daily case count of COVID-19 and its highest number of people needing intensive care, as a member of the government caucus resigned for ''misrepresenting her vaccination status.

MIRAMICHI, N.B. — Video evidence and witness testimony at the inquest into the police shooting of Rodney Levi revealed Thursday that in the span of 37 seconds the New Brunswick man was Tasered three times and shot twice in the chest.

OTTAWA — An expert on sexual misconduct says it would be dishonest for the Department of National Defence to promote the military as a positive place for women to work in a coming campaign after widespread reports to the contrary.

OTTAWA — The families of Canadians trapped in northern Syria are asking the Federal Court to force Ottawa to help them.

OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective memories of Indigenous Peoples.

SASKATOON — The Métis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades.

Quebec Premier François Legault says the province cannot afford to make the national day honouring victims and survivors of residential schools a statutory holiday.

TORONTO — Canada's top court is expected to rule Friday on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutional.

Quebec's ombudswoman says there are some home care providers in the province that only offer one bath per week for seniors who do not have skin conditions.

MONTREAL — Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair is renouncing his right to a preliminary inquiry on sexual assault charges and will go directly to trial.