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Elections Canada has announced the dates for two federal byelections to be held in Quebec and Alberta ridings vacated by Conservative MPs. The votes in Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta., and Lac-Saint-Jean, Que., will be held on Monday, Oct. 23.

OTTAWA — At least 250 people rallied on Parliament Hill on Sunday to demand the Canadian government do more than use their words to call for an end to the atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired wide receiver Shamawd Chambers from the Edmonton Eskimos on Sunday for a pair of draft picks. The Eskimos will receive a seventh round pick in the 2018 CFL draft and a 2019 fifth-round selection.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is heading into the second half of its mandate with a number of big legislative priorities they are eager to move through Parliament.

TORONTO — Doctors across Canada who support Finance Minister Bill Morneau's proposed tax reforms say they want their voices to be heard above the din of criticism from colleagues and medical societies.

TORONTO — Dave Bidini asks "what if" a lot. As in, what if the mainstream press didn't care about George Clooney building a house on Lake Cuomo? Maybe, just maybe, he says as he sprinkles in a few profanities, communities would be better off.

OTTAWA — The funeral for Liberal MP Arnold Chan, who died of cancer last week, will be Saturday in Toronto. His family is inviting the public to attend the service at Bloor Street United Church at 11 a.m. Saturday.

TORONTO — Police say a 53-year-old man was shot dead at an upscale steak house in downtown Toronto Saturday night — the second shooting at that restaurant in two years. Det. Shannon Dawson says a gunman walked into the busy restaurant at about 9 p.m.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Remember Sino-Forest? The Ontario Securities Commission is holding a sanctions and costs hearing for the infamous forest operator in light of July’s ruling that the

EDMONTON — Fred Wrona really, really wants you to trust him. "The main piece that I'm working on is rebuilding public trust and confidence," says the man charged with keeping track of Alberta's land, water and sky.