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SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec's justice minister blamed the provincial court Thursday for procedural delays that have led to scores of criminal cases being dropped in the province's north.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada may have to raise interest rates further, given that inflation may stay high for some time, said governor Tiff Macklem Thursday.

OTTAWA — Canada's record-setting wildfire season is spurring the federal government to consider how to tackle future fires, floods or earthquakes.

Veteran journalist and author Peter C. Newman, who held a mirror up to Canada, has died at the age of 94. He died in hospital in Belleville, Ont.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by "unauthorized" people who broke into the property and were unaware of a natural-gas buildup inside.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government's proposed changes to the alternative minimum tax will generate an additional $2.6 billion in revenue over five years.

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All 18 vacancies this year have been filled by the district.

JAKARTA — Some southeast Asian leaders see Canada as an anchor for peace in the Indo-Pacific region, as they launch a new strategic partnership at a time when tensions continue to mount over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. — All that stands of the Scotch Creek — Lee Creek firehall in the British Columbia Interior’s Shuswap region is a set of blackened stairs leading to a pile of rubble.