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WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has introduced two bills aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking and organized crime.

Ontario will provide two years of free bereavement counselling to families of first responders who have died in the line of duty and those who died by suicide.

CALGARY — The proposed US$3.4-billion Cedar LNG facility is looking more likely to become a reality in the wake of recent positive statements by the project partners. RBC Capital Markets said Friday it expects Pembina Pipeline Corp.

Montreal public health authorities are warning about counterfeit opioid pills that have been linked to several overdoses, including one death.

With Monday's solar eclipse expected to draw tens of thousands to regions along the path of totality in Eastern Canada, major cellphone and internet providers say they're ready to handle a surge in wireless traffic in those areas.

BANGKOK — Calgary's Jake (The One) Peacock won his Muay Thai debut in One Championship on Friday, earning a unanimous decision over Japanese bantamweight Kohei (Samurai Warrior) Shinjo.

MONTREAL — A judge has rejected former premier Jean Charest's $700,000 claim against the Quebec government for abuse of process in connection with a corruption investigation that targeted him and his party.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch says he won't run in the upcoming provincial election.

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in March. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.1 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.