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KINGSTON, Ont. — A 23-year-old Toronto man is facing 16 charges after being arrested as he arrived in Kingston, Ont., allegedly carrying drugs and a gun.

MONTREAL — An Iranian woman who'd been threatened with expulsion from Canada next week and feared for her safety has received a two-year residency permit.

OTTAWA — Expert testimony can be admitted in drugged-driving trials without a preliminary examination of the evidence, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision that could help expedite the judicial process in the legalized-marijuana era.

TORONTO — Canadians who want to offer the federal government their views on, or share their experiences about, sexual harassment or violence in the workplace have one more week to fill in an online survey on the topics.

OTTAWA — Canada's federal public sector watchdog says two senior executives at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency committed "gross mismanagement" in their handling of three serious harassment complaints in 2014-15.

BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., say six people are facing charges in a drug investigation that began last fall. They say search warrants were executed Wednesday at homes in Barrie and nearby Innisfil Township.

TORONTO — Star Canadian winger DTH van der Merwe will join Newcastle Falcons next season in the top flight of English rugby. The 30-year-old van der Merwe, currently with Welsh side Scarlets, has signed a long-term deal, according to the Falcons.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canada's largest publicly traded marijuana company says it has made "numerous process and personnel changes" at its newly acquired Mettrum Health operations that will prevent a repeat of last year's product recall.

TORONTO — Some stock markets in North America lost ground Wednesday after minutes released by the Federal Reserve from its January meeting indicated the U.S. central bank may raise its key interest rate as soon as next month.

TORONTO — Class will soon be in session for Frank Gehry, and the celebrated Canadian-born architect will be leading the lessons. The California-based Gehry will be teaching what is being billed as his first-ever online class this spring.