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Environment Canada has extended heat warnings in a number of provinces, as unseasonably hot conditions continue across the country. The warning from the national weather agency covers broad regions of southern Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and B.C.

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OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee will begin exploring the RCMP’s use of spyware on Monday, diving deeper into an issue that's sounded alarms for privacy and civil liberties groups across the country.

MONTREAL — Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event.

WASHINGTON — The new plan to encourage Americans to buy more electric vehicles built in North America, instead of just the United States, has cleared its tallest hurdle.

Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day.

OTTAWA — When three Conservative leadership hopefuls met this past week for a debate, the same word kept getting repeated. Unity. Or more precisely, the need for it.

Ottawa is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing the federal government shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year — more than double the amount just three years ago.

MONTREAL — The justice system in Quebec's northern Nunavik region should be better adapted to local culture and have a more permanent presence in the area, according to a new report.

TORONTO — Ontario residents will want to check their Lotto 649 tickets carefully this morning. A single winning ticket sold in the province was drawn for Saturday's Lotto 649 $6 million jackpot.