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MONTREAL — A man who stabbed his mother and a neighbour to death last year in a suburb west of Montreal was found not criminally responsible earlier this week of the murder charges, with the Crown expected to seek a high-risk designation for him.

OTTAWA — For the first time ever, an Indigenous person has been chosen to lead the federal department responsible for providing services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.

A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it's a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet was sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today. Here's the latest on the events. All times Eastern. --- 4:30 p.m.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Police in Saint John, N.B., say one man has been arrested following a shooting Tuesday in the commercial, uptown area of the city. Police said they responded to a report of shots fired at 10:28 a.m.

Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet.

MONTREAL — Unionized employees at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel have agreed to a new contract, putting an end to a six-month lockout at the storied Montreal landmark.

Travel to the United States took another hit in April with booking agents saying an "elbows up" attitude over the trade war has Canadians pulling back. Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...