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Police say the online interaction between the boy and the suspect lasted only minutes, "a short-term communication back-and-forth contained within one day."

OTTAWA — The woman who accuses Haydn Edmundson of raping her on a navy ship in 1991 was back on the stand during his trial Tuesday, where Edmundson's defence lawyer tried to find inconsistencies in her story.

OTTAWA — As Pierre Poilievre blames a rise in car thefts on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Liberal ministers spent Tuesday pushing back — and promised that an upcoming summit will result in solutions.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed legislation Tuesday to implement an update to Canada's free trade agreement with Ukraine that its president signed during a visit to Ottawa last year.

HALIFAX — Some residents in Cape Breton were anxiously awaiting rescue on Tuesday after a huge dump of heavy, wet snow over the weekend jammed entrances to homes, blocked roadways and prompted a local state of emergency.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse young boys.

Quebec's sports minister has tabled a bill to strengthen protections for young athletes and create a new role to investigate complaints.

MONTREAL — A Quebec law requiring all palliative care homes to offer medical assistance in dying violates religious freedom and should be declared unconstitutional, says a legal challenge filed by the office of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montre

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, responding to Alberta’s proposed rules for transgender youth, says the federal government needs to “butt out” of provincial health care and education.

The federal government should act quickly to better protect critical habitat from old-growth logging and destruction, environmental groups said Tuesday, as they hailed a court decision touching on at-risk migratory bird protections.