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TORONTO — A former nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight nursing home residents in one of the worst serial-killer cases in Canadian history.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — A southern Ontario veterinarian who was found guilty of professional misconduct last year is facing 16 charges following an animal cruelty investigation.

WINNIPEG — The first new houses are on the way for a Manitoba First Nations community devastated by flooding six years ago. The Lake St. Martin reserve was hit hard in the spring of 2011 and almost 2,000 people had to leave their homes.

TORONTO — CraveTV is cracking open a new season of "Letterkenny" on Canada Day. The streaming service says the third season of the sitcom about two small-town Ontario friends will debut on July 1.

OTTAWA — Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says.

Montreal's La Presse is going fully digital, putting an end to its print edition at the end of this year. The 133-year-old French-language newspaper, owned by Power Corp., said Thursday its last Saturday print edition will be published Dec. 30.

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. shares surged nearly 11 per cent on the Toronto Stock Exchange after a research report identified the company as a likely target for an acquisition. BlackBerry (TSX:BB) shares reached a high of $15.

BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie, Ont., say they believe the death of a 26-year-old man is linked to the opioid carfentanil.

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Former Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight seniors in her care, as well as four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault.

TORONTO — Break out the beer and tuques: Bob and Doug McKenzie are reuniting in the name of charity.