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OTTAWA — "We are moving forward to ensure that we keep ... cannabis out of the hands of young people." — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on May 1, 2017.

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 3 ——— PM TRUDEAU TO HEADLINE FUNDRAISER IN MONTREAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised political donors would not get preferential access to his government, and now the Liberals are trying to show they m

BURLINGTON, Ont. — A 61-year-old Hamilton woman has died in hospital following a high-speed crash in Burlington, Ont., on Wednesday evening. The two-vehicle collision happened on the westbound Queen Elizabeth Way at Guelph Line around 9:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Leave it to Sebastian Giovinco to sum up Toronto FC's 2-1 victory Wednesday over Orlando City. "Three points, I score. So it's good," the Italian striker, who has dispensed with an interpreter this season, said with a grin.

OTTAWA — Ryan Williams scored in the 89th minute as the Ottawa Fury topped FC Edmonton 1-0 on Wednesday in the first leg of the qualifying round of the Canadian Championship.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's New Democrats are accusing the Liberals of planning to bring back the divisive harmonized sales tax, raising the spectre of a tumultuous time for Christy Clark's party.

TORONTO — Michael McNiven of the Owen Sound Attack has been named the Ontario Hockey League's goaltender of the year for the 2016-17 season. McNiven posted a 41-9-4 record over 54 games this season while posting a league-low 2.

WINNIPEG — A study suggests a warming climate and more killer whales could spell bad news for beluga whales in the southwestern portion of Hudson Bay.

CALGARY — Alvin Beckley wasn't a big fan of fishing but his brother-in-law says Beckley probably couldn't resist when he had a chance to join his workmates for a day on the water just off the west coast of Vancouver.

TORONTO — Three men who sent each other text messages advocating revenge against a rival were simply engaging in "macho nonsense," not plotting a murder, a defence lawyer told a Toronto courtroom Wednesday.