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WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver has announced he will not seek another term as MLA for Klondike, and has asked the Yukon Liberal Party to initiate proceedings to select a new leader.

Some Canadians from diaspora communities called for the country's independence from the Crown on Friday, saying the death of the Queen is a chance to rethink its ties to the monarchy.

LONDON — Britain's capital city was swept up in grief and tribute on Friday as thousands of people from all corners of the globe flooded the streets to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day after her death.

HALIFAX — A deputy commissioner of the RCMP told an inquiry today that in May 2020, less than a month after a gunman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia, he opposed informing the public that a police safety bulletin had raised red flags about the killer

Quebec's capital should become the province's "second metropolis" after Montreal, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault said Friday, promising to boost Quebec City's population with more immigrants.

MONTREAL — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he fully supports a PQ candidate who appeared in an explicit video.

TERREBONNE, Que. — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death earlier this week of a 42-year-old man during a police operation involving the RCMP.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Steller sea lions has given birth to a healthy pup. A statement from the aquarium says the birth occurred recently and the male pup, named Natoa, and his first-time mom, Rogue, are doing well.

WINNIPEG — A massive painting of Queen Elizabeth II that was a fixture during National Hockey League games and rock concerts in Winnipeg for two decades may soon be on public display again.

OTTAWA — Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine today for use in children between six months and four years old.