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OTTAWA — A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month and is the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is being expanded to cover additional products.

EDMONTON — A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they've filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that's been linked to illnesses from E. coli. James H.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia is set to vote on a new sexual misconduct policy in the wake of allegations it mishandled complaints against a PhD history student and former creative writing chairman Steven Galloway.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.2 per cent in February to $53.6 billion as the motor vehicle assembly and petroleum and coal product manufacturing industries declined. Economists had expected a drop of 0.

OTTAWA — The federal Conservative party has bowed to pressure to change the leadership debate format for the final formal event later this month.

VANCOUVER — A spokesman for British Columbia's police watchdog says a court ruling involving Victoria's suspended police chief over sexually charged Twitter messages risks undermining the agency's oversight powers.

WINNIPEG — The parents of a woman who disappeared last summer fought back tears Wednesday as they stood before the house where police believe she was murdered.

OTTAWA — Canada should remember that as it promotes LGBTQ rights on the world stage, it should also listen to — and support — those fighting on the ground.

CRANBROOK, B.C. — A single trial will be held for two men from Bountiful, B.C., who are charged with polygamy.

Dr. Mark Wainberg was being remembered Wednesday by Canadian LGBT activists and fellow scientists as a groundbreaking HIV researcher and passionate advocate for people living with the disease.