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MONTREAL — The parents of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police sergeant last March had tried to get him help in the days leading up to the attack because of how seriously his mental health had deteriorated.

OTTAWA — Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Monday, denying that he had sexual or physical contact with the woman who accuses him of raping her on a military ship more than 30 years ago.

OTTAWA — A failure of management, "glaring disregard" for policies, controls and transparency and dismal efforts to track spending drastically drove up the cost of the much-maligned ArriveCan app, the federal spending watchdog says.

OTTAWA — King Charles will not travel to Canada for his first royal tour as Canada's monarch this year, as he battles cancer.

OTTAWA — China's ambassador to Canada says an effort by Ottawa to restore normal military communication will hit headwinds if the navy sends another ship to the Taiwan Strait. "We want dialogue.

MONTREAL — Quebec's justice minister is giving more responsibility to justices of the peace to free up provincial court judges and reduce delays.

SAGUENAY, Que. — Lawyers for a Quebec man charged with the first-degree murder and sexual assault of a 19-year-old junior college student nearly 24 years ago will not present a defence. Marc-André Grenon's lawyers told a courtroom in Saguenay, Que.

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WINNIPEG — Police extended condolences to residents of a small Manitoba town on Sunday as they launched a probe to determine how three children died after being pulled from a burning vehicle and two women were found dead in separate but connected cir

OTTAWA — The King of Jordan will visit Canada later this week and meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Prime Minister's Office issued a news release Sunday saying King Abdullah II will be in Ottawa on Wednesday.