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MONTREAL — Another six people from a Sunwing flight to Mexico last year on which passengers were filmed partying are facing potentially hefty fines.

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IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut Legal Aid is to have a say at the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time in a case that could affect the way Inuit are sentenced.

OTTAWA — After more than 20 years delivering babies into the world, Dr. Stefanie Green decided to specialize in delivering suffering people out of it.

MONTREAL — Quebec is proposing setting aside one day every year to celebrate the Canadian Francophonie as part of a three-year plan to reinforce the French language across the country.

OTTAWA — The work stoppage at CP Rail could not have come at a worse time for Canadians and the government wants a deal to end the impasse immediately, said federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont.

OTTAWA — With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place.

OTTAWA — Two more Conservative MPs joined the party's leadership roster Sunday, with Ontario's Scott Aitchison and British Columbia's Marc Dalton launching their campaigns. Aitchison, 49, chose a craft brewery in his hometown of Huntsville, Ont.

MONTREAL — Downtown Montreal was awash in green Sunday as the city's St. Patrick's Day parade returned following two years of pandemic-induced cancellations.