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IQALUIT, Nunavut — A Nunavut court says public money should pay for a lawyer to argue the appeal of a former priest serving a 19-year sentence for sexually abusing dozens of Inuit children.

TORONTO — A judge has quashed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit by Ontario's former ombudsman against the legislature and his former office.

TORONTO — Canada has been drawn in a pool with the U.S., Spain and England at the inaugural HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens rugby tournament in Japan next month.

An inquest has been scheduled in the death of a man who was shot by police officers north of Kingston, Ont. The regional coroner, Dr. Paul Dungey, says an inquest into the death of 45-year-old Robert Srigley will begin April 24 in Sharbot Lake.

HALIFAX — Environmental groups are giving Canada’s seafood labelling requirements an F grade due to their lack of details compared to American and European packaging standards.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — Police are investigating a double shooting at a clinic in Burlington, Ont. Halton regional police say officers were called to the Mejilla Chiropractic Clinic just after noon and found two people injured.

A lawyer for a Canadian man of Kazakh origins arrested as one of four suspects in a massive hack of Yahoo emails said Thursday that the charges against his client may be "politically motivated by the U.S.

OTTAWA — Canada is bringing in strict measures and fines for recreational users of drones.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Finance Minister Cathy Bennett has set budget day for April 6 in a fiscal climate she says is "very serious." The oil price crash since mid-2014 has gutted earnings from the offshore oil sector.

TORONTO — With mortgage insurance premiums rising, homebuyers whose down payments are just shy of 20 per cent may be considering whether to tap extra sources of credit in order to avoid the higher costs.