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OTTAWA — The top heads of the European Union are expected to visit Canada this year, as officials discuss the possibility of Ottawa joining a major research-funding pact.

TORONTO — An Ontario Superior Court judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Bausch Health Companies Inc. that alleges false advertising for some of the pharmaceutical firm's cold remedies.

WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat is again urging India and Canada to work together on bringing Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killers to justice — and hopefully forestall a deepening of a serious geopolitical rift between two important allies. U.S.

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending his decision to recall the legislative assembly early and use the notwithstanding clause to ensure the province's pronoun policy in schools stays in place.

OTTAWA — Saudi Arabia's national airline is resuming flights to Canada after a five-year diplomatic spat.

The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament.

Quebec prosecutors added new charges on Friday, including murder, in connection with the discovery earlier this month of human remains in the provincial capital area. François Bouchard, 31, of Contrecoeur, Que.

OTTAWA — The military is permanently removing Col. Leif Dahl from his post as commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton a month after he was charged with weapons offences. Ontario Provincial Police say they charged Dahl on Aug.

Edmonton police say they are investigating the death of a man in a mall parkade after he stood up through the sunroof of a car and was struck by a beam. Officers responded to the call Thursday at West Edmonton Mall.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...