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OTTAWA — The fallout from a Facebook whistleblower's explosive revelations this month continues to descend on Canada as politicians and experts grapple with how to regulate Big Tech amid renewed questions on the harm it can wreak.

OTTAWA — The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer representing British Columbia government workers has urged a public inquiry into money laundering to call for better protection for whistleblowers, saying had those been in place, illegal cash may not have ended up in provincial

KAMLOOPS, B.C.

MONTREAL — Quebec expects to have its first all-electric ambulances hit the road next year, which provincial Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday will position the province as a leader in electric transportation.

OTTAWA — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. The vaccine was developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech and is now marketed under the brand name Comirnaty.

OTTAWA — A senator resigned Monday from the upper chamber's biggest parliamentary group before a hearing could take place to consider kicking her out. Sen.

MONTREAL — A Montreal firefighter has drowned after being thrown into the St. Lawrence River during a rescue mission Sunday night, officials announced Monday.

OTTAWA — Peter Julian, the NDP House leader, has written to the government complaining about its decision to delay the return of Parliament. Julian says delaying MPs' return to the House of Commons until Nov.

PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. — About 100 people gathered near the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggy's Cove on Monday to mark the official opening of a viewing platform that had initially rankled some local residents.