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TORONTO — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard began reviewing hours of testimony Friday evening after telling the court they were still deadlocked.

OTTAWA — A Conservative MP who refuses to disclose her vaccination status tried to access the House of Commons precinct after a COVID-19 vaccination mandate was imposed last year and was required to leave.

OTTAWA — Two Indigenous sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say is a wrongful murder conviction now have reason to hope their names could soon be cleared.

Advocates across the country had a similar message for Ottawa one year after it released a national plan to end violence against Indigenous women and girls: the federal government has failed to live up to its commitments.

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the world must erect better defences against transmissible viruses as climate change and other factors raise the risk we will see more emerging infectious diseases in the years to come. Dr.

QUEBEC — A prominent Quebec radio host and the man behind the Parti Québécois's controversial values charter is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir Québec banner.

OTTAWA — Doug Ford's victory in Ontario — and capture of NDP and Liberal seats — has prompted Tory strategists to urge federal leadership candidates to take a leaf out of his book and try to turn political foes into allies.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend next week's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles as President Joe Biden summons leaders to talk about what's ailing the Western Hemisphere.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

A former federal health minister who championed decriminalization in Canada says a three-year model approved for British Columbia may not provide ample evidence to ensure the success of a policy that should have been implemented across the country.