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WATERLOO, Ont. — Business software company OpenText (TSX:OTEX) has signed a deal to buy Guidance Software in a deal that values the forensic security firm at US$222 million. Under the deal, the Waterloo, Ont.-based firm has agreed to pay US$7.

BRUSSELS — The European Union's top court says in an advisory opinion that a deal between the EU and Canada on sharing airline passenger data breaches citizens' privacy and cannot be concluded in its current form.

Malaysian national energy giant Petronas and its partners scrapped the Pacific NorthWest LNG megaproject Tuesday, ending months of anticipation on the fate of what would have been one of Canada's largest private infrastructure investments.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's attorney general says the NDP government will not artificially delay permits for the Trans Mountain pipeline, despite the premier's vow to use every available tool to stop the project.

OTTAWA — Any renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement will have to include a fair process to resolve disputes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.

A Federal Court judge says Canada's rules for detaining some foreigners who can't be deported quickly are constitutional though they may not always be applied perfectly.

REGINA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has opened the organization's annual meeting with an impassioned plea to end racism. Perry Bellegarde said First Nations face alarming acts of hatred and violence and it must stop.

REGINA — Plans are underway to get a Saskatchewan First Nation clean water after more than five years under a drinking water advisory, and to meet a pledge to end such advisories on all reserves.

REGINA — First Nations leaders say they'll be able to do more projects and build more homes because of changes that give them more control over financial resources.

MONTREAL — A Montreal man was charged Tuesday with the first-degree murder of a newborn as well as seven other counts, including attempted murder in the stabbing of the pregnant mother.