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MONTREAL — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard appeared in a Montreal courtroom remotely on Tuesday for the first of a two-day preliminary hearing on one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement.

MONTREAL — The death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak south of Montreal highlights the dangers of the potentially deadly gas, a clinical toxicologist said Tuesday as the Quebec coroner's office launched an investigation into the incide

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially set a provincial election in motion Tuesday for Feb. 27, more than a year before the next fixed election date.

VANCOUVER — The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban's bid to scrap his Canadian sentence for tormenting B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, whose mother calls the ruling a "moment of justice.

MONTREAL — Quebec’s immigration minister says newcomers to the province need to embrace the “common culture," as the government looks to put Quebec identity back at the forefront of the political agenda.

OTTAWA — After 18 months of hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the Commission on Foreign Interference released its final report Tuesday.

HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small military boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour.

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MONTREAL — The Quebec legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for a spring session likely to be dominated by the threat of a trade war with the United States and a renewed focus on secularism and identity.

TORONTO — A historic proposal that would see three major tobacco companies pay out billions to provinces and territories as well as former smokers across Canada is set to face its final test over the coming weeks. The proposed $32.