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Durham regional police say they're investigating three deaths that may be related to the deadly opioid fentanyl. They say three men died in the early hours of Friday morning, though not all the deaths are related.

TORONTO — Ontario's first-quarter finances show the government is still on track to balance this year's budget.

OTTAWA — "In my prime," Jack Nicklaus once wrote, "my legs were very strong.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will apologize to former students of residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed Thursday that Trudeau will apologize in Labrador.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A mix of dry conditions and forecast lightning has officials in British Columbia considering closing access to a vast section of its backcountry to mitigate the wildfire risk.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia says it will join the legal fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, while warning the company it can't begin work on public land until it gets final approval from the province.

Montreal police officers have voted in favour of a new contract to put an end to a long-running dispute over pension reforms.

EDMONTON — A controversy over an Alberta politician using his taxpayer-funded housing allowance to make money took a new turn Thursday night with Derek Fildebrandt apologizing and announcing he would take a leave of absence as finance critic for the

REGINA — One of Canada's most high-profile premiers who rose to national prominence for his down-to-earth style, sharp wit and, more recently, his willingness to lock horns with Ottawa is retiring from politics after a decade in office.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost the harshest critic of his plan to impose a carbon tax with Brad Wall's surprise announcement Thursday that he's retiring as Saskatchewan's premier.