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REGINA — The husband of a Canadian woman charged with human smuggling is one of three people authorities in the United States have arrested as part of the investigation.

Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 21 ——— FEDS HINT AT LOW TAXES ON POT: There's some good news for Canadian pot smokers. Finance Minister Bill Morneau is hinting that taxes on marijuana won't be high.

OTTAWA — Canada is going to put off for three years its plan to regulate cuts to methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. The move comes less than a month after U.S.

TORONTO — Oil prices dropped below US$50 a barrel for the first time in more than three weeks, while North American stock indexes dipped slightly ahead of the first round of the French presidential election. The June crude oil contract shed $1.

QUEBEC — The man who pleaded guilty to uttering death threats against the Quebecer charged in the mosque shootings earlier this year has been ordered to leave Canada for three years.

OTTAWA — One day after Donald Trump called Canada a "disgrace" for policies that hurt American farmers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he plans to be respectful and engage with the U.S. on a fact-based approach to solve problems.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Amorous couples looking to unite in the great outdoors should think twice in one southern Alberta city.

OTTAWA — The controversial data-crunching centre run by Canada's spy agency has long been using personal details gleaned from security clearance forms to help with national security probes — a practice that worries the federal privacy watchdog, newly

OTTAWA — Canada's former public safety minister has had his wrist slapped by the federal ethics commissioner for violating conflict of interest rules — and a democracy watchdog wants the Canadian Judicial Council to review the matter.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed veteran Canadians Jeff Perrett and Kyle Graves on Friday. Perrett, a six-foot-seven, 320-pound offensive lineman from Lethbridge, Alta., joins the Argos after 10 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes.