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CARSTAIRS, Alta. — A massage therapist in central Alberta has been charged with voyeurism after video recordings of female clients were found on a laptop computer.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government voted down an opposition attempt Thursday to expand human rights protection to people who are overweight or have dwarfism.

QUEBEC — Club Med is opening an all-inclusive ski resort in Quebec in what the company calls its first such facility in North America.

TORONTO — A coalition of Ontario student groups, colleges and universities wants the province to significantly boost services for young people struggling with mental health issues as they pursue post-secondary education, with what's being described a

REGINA — Government documents show health officials in Saskatchewan raised questions about shutting down the provincial bus company, saying it had been used "almost exclusively" to ship chemotherapy drugs and blood to hospitals across the province.

EDMONTON — Opioid experts are recommending Alberta bolster programs that aim to reduce the growing number of people who are dying from drug overdoses.

WASHINGTON — A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots' lives, and some began to roll over, sit and stand on their own, researchers reported Wednesday.

MEMBERTOU, N.S. — The 78-year-old Mi'kmaq elder cradles the grainy photo of his lost daughter laminated on his smart phone — a reminder of his hope to find her one day.

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is setting 19 as the minimum legal age for cannabis use. Health Minister Benoit Bourque said Wednesday it's the right age to make an informed decision, and matches the province's minimum age for alcohol use.