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MISCOU ISLAND, N.B. — The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a necropsy will be performed Tuesday on the carcass of a North Atlantic right whale located late last week off the coast of New Brunswick.

VANCOUVER — A complaint from a parent about a classroom assignment to match the word "squaw" to "Aboriginal woman" has prompted a publisher to remove a book for review and is raising questions about how schools should teach controversial topics.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's plan to get big money out of politics and shake off its reputation as the Wild West of election campaign financing comes with a potential cost to taxpayers of almost $30 million over the next five years.

INGERSOLL, Ont. — GM Canada has been hit with its first assembly plant strike in more than two decades as uncertainty on North American trade negotiations loom over contract talks with workers at its CAMI operation in Ingersoll, Ont.

OTTAWA — The first day back in the House of Commons took on a sombre hue Monday as MPs paid tribute to Liberal backbencher Arnold Chan, remembering him as a man of courage and humility who made a difference for his country.

REGINA — A teenaged male who has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder says he was in the room when Skylar Prockner repeatedly stabbed 16-year-old Hannah Leflar for breaking up with him.

TORONTO — Singer Lido Pimienta ripped into organizers of the Polaris Music Prize with an expletive-laden tirade over sound troubles with her performance as she accepted this year's best album recognition. "All of my ...

TORONTO — Eric McCormack channelled his theatrical training into a spirited tribute to the Stratford Festival as the "Will and Grace" star was honoured by the stage company he credits for helping prime him for future stardom.

MONTREAL — Adam Cohen, the son of singer Leonard Cohen, said Monday his father would likely want nothing to do with the memorial concert planned to mark the first anniversary of the music legend's death.

TORONTO — When Margaret Atwood took the stage with the team from "The Handmaid's Tale" at the end of Sunday's Emmy Awards, Mike Hamm cheered on the CanLit legend from his Halifax home while the Los Angeles audience gave her a standing ovation.