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OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Commission says more attention must be paid to the rights of children, who it says are being left behind when it comes to basic rights of dignity, safety, education and family.

REGINA — A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling after RCMP intercepted a vehicle carrying nine refugee claimants who authorities believe crossed the border from the United States.

VANCOUVER — Four men accused of smuggling dozens of Tamil migrants into Canada were simply part of the effort to get themselves and the rest of the asylum seekers across the Pacific Ocean, their lawyers told a court on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Auto insurance rates in Ontario rose in the first three months of 2017, putting the Liberal government further away from its already-missed goal of cutting rates by 15 per cent by August 2015.

VICTORIA — An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who disappeared for nearly 18 months faces a civil lawsuit from investors alleging he ran a pyramid scheme with their money. A notice of civil claim was filed in Duncan, B.C.

WASHINGTON — In a private meeting inside the White House, the president of the United States groaned about Canadian dairy practices to a visiting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, lamenting that regulatory changes were hurting U.S. exporters.

TORONTO — Tom Wilson's homecoming of sorts has proven to be crucial for the Washington Capitals. Wilson scored twice and saved a goal from his own net in Washington's 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Mike Babcock watched a young team, much like his own, get spanked by a veteran opponent on Tuesday night and wanted his players to be prepared for a similar situation.

TORONTO — Staff with Ontario's securities regulator alleged on Wednesday that two former CEOs and the current CFO of Home Capital Group Inc. broke the law in their handling of a scandal involving falsified loan applications.

The East Coast seal hunt has another celebrity foe: X-Files star Gillian Anderson. Anderson has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end the annual commercial hunt.