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MEADOW LAKE, Sask. — A teen gunman who killed four people in northern Saskatchewan asked if he was getting a gift to mark the anniversary of the shooting.

EDMONTON — Alberta has established a team of four social workers to help families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

MONTREAL — Another person charged with murder in Quebec is set to be released due to unreasonable legal delays.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out swinging Friday against the U.S. government over its investigation into a trade dispute between U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Canadian rival Bombardier.

SAINT-JEROME, Que. — Quebec provincial police say they arrested a naked, handcuffed fugitive north of Montreal on Friday. Anthony Cliche escaped police custody early Thursday morning and ran away while wearing a pair of pants and handcuffs.

MONTREAL — Quebec Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux says waters are continuing to recede from flood-stricken areas of the province. The one region where levels have risen is Lac-Saint-Jean, about 225 kilometres north of Quebec City.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Tories are promising to introduce a "no-boondoggle guarantee" if they are elected in the May 30 provincial election.

OTTAWA — Protection of individual rights and freedoms trumped the idea of additional powers for security agencies and police among participants in federal consultations on national security, says a newly released summary of the exercise.

OTTAWA — A former Liberal cabinet minister who led a federally appointed task force on legalizing cannabis says Canada's plan to greenlight the drug for recreational use is in keeping with the spirit of international treaties — all of which criminali

TORONTO — North American markets rallied ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend, with the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index recouping much of its nearly 270-point drop two days prior. The S&P/TSX composite index surged 181.26 points to 15,458.