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OTTAWA — The military has quietly expanded its footprint in Ukraine, giving commanders free rein to send their troops anywhere — except where they might run into Russian forces or separatist rebels.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a veteran northern educator and counsellor to be commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

HALIFAX — A Halifax-area man who admitted to burning his girlfriend's body but insisted he didn't kill her has had his murder conviction overturned.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Ezequiel Carrera the 10-day disabled list with a right foot fracture. Carrera, who had an RBI single in Toronto's 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, is hitting .

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer who fatally shot a hammer-wielding man in the city two years ago said Wednesday he was "devastated" by the confrontation's grim conclusion, though he maintained he had no choice but to open fire. Const.

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Charlie Angus is urging the public safety minister to launch an RCMP investigation into the deaths of two indigenous teenagers in Thunder Bay, Ont.

ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, Ont. — Provincial police say a 76-year-old man has died after a car crash in Huron County. Police say the crash took place Tuesday night when the man lost control of his pickup truck. Police did not speculate on the cause.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a Nova Scotia judge as the province's new lieutenant-governor. Arthur LeBlanc, who has been a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia since 1998, replaces John James Grant in the vice-regal job.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick lighthouse almost as old as Confederation has been destroyed by a fire.

MONTREAL — Nicole Gladu wants to die at home, surrounded by friends, with a glass of rose champagne in one hand and a canape of foie gras in the other.