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OTTAWA — A selection of quotes about the Liberal government's long-awaited blueprint for defence policy and spending, released on Wednesday: "If we're serious about our role in the world, we must be serious about funding our military. And we are.

OTTAWA — The Liberals' contentious choice for official languages commissioner has withdrawn her candidacy, saying her nomination has become a "controversy.

Montreal will table new regulations to protect the welfare of horses working in the city's controversial horse-drawn carriage industry, Mayor Denis Coderre announced Wednesday.

TORONTO — It was supposed to be a night of boozing, partying and team building for about a dozen Toronto police officers, but sometime between 12:20 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — This is unfamiliar territory for Canadian golfer Brooke Henderson. She was a phenom during her formative years in the sport and continued to post strong results when she arrived on the LPGA Tour.

OTTAWA — Canada should step up its support for education in the developing world in the name of fostering peace and economic growth both at home and abroad, says former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard.

TORONTO — Porter Airlines has joined a string of Canadian companies pulling its advertisements from The Rebel, a conservative media website which has carried articles opposing immigration and questioning climate change science.

OTTAWA — Newly elected Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sought Wednesday to put an end to grumbling about how he won the race, devoting a segment of his party's weekly meeting on Parliament Hill to a lengthy briefing on the vote count.

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick boxer remains in an induced coma a week-and-a-half after suffering a brain hemorrhage in the hours following a Fredericton bout.

WOODSTOCK, N.B. — One of the First World War replica biplanes that took part in commemorative ceremonies in Vimy, France, in April has been damaged while attempting a take-off in New Brunswick.