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OTTAWA — Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country's criminal justice system.

Economists say government spending can affect both demand and supply in the economy, making its total impact on inflation more difficult to read. 

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — The Liberal government should undertake a "comprehensive reform" of Canada's extradition law as soon as possible to prevent "further injustices" due to shortcomings, a House of Commons committee recommends.

KORSUN-SHEVCHENKIVSKYI — Medical intern Alina Manko sits at a desk and speaks with a woman as other patients wait for their turn.

OTTAWA — Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was allegedly gunned down in his car in a city northeast of Montreal. Police say Noël Garcia-Frias, 32, was found Friday in Charlemagne.

DAUPHIN, Man.

Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they've reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands.

MONTREAL — Residents of the last community still evacuated due to the province's wildfires were permitted to return to their homes in northern Quebec on Sunday, but the homecoming could be short-lived as the local wildfire situation remains precariou