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OTTAWA — Safeguards have been written into the government's border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wednesday.

MONTREAL — A brand new Montreal public square that is designed to resemble a "suspended blossoming meadow" is lined with orange construction cones after reports that people were tripping over its concrete terrain.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt wants Canadian basketball fans to know that they've been represented at Paycom Center, the home of the NBA's Thunder, for decades.

MONTREAL — A Quebec law comes into effect Wednesday that will give people quick access to legal recourse if someone shares intimate images or video of them without their consent.

It will be a historic CFL first Saturday night in Vancouver. The СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Lions will host the Edmonton Elks at СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Place in the season opener for both teams. This will mark the first opening week featuring two Canadian starting quarterbacks (СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

MONTREAL — Evelyne Viens scored twice in front of her home crowd on Tuesday night. Only it didn’t quite feel like a home game for Canada.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid stood along the boards and waited for his teammates. The Oilers had given everything in the Stanley Cup final.

QUÉBEC — Representatives of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador urged a provincial legislature committee on Tuesday to abandon a forestry reform bill that would reserve large swaths of the province's forests for logging.

ST. JOHN'S — The chief executive of Hydro‑Québec says a sweeping new energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a signal to the United States that Canada can get "big things done." Michael Sabia was in St. John's, N.L.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is planning to use new drone detectors, cellphone detectors and mobile X-ray scanners to fight contraband smuggling in the province’s detention centres.