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OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to China says Ottawa's "complex" relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are in reverse.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A crew member of a Canadian Coast Guard ship has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland. The agency said in a release Wednesday that an extensive search and rescue effort for the man was ended Tuesday evening.

SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. — All 16 Canadian soldiers sent to hospital after they were injured on a Quebec military base have been released.

VANCOUVER — The Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association say they've launched three complaints against the Vancouver Police Department alleging illegal surveillance and police brutality against pro-Palestine protesters.

WHITEHORSE — Whitehorse RCMP say a man from Phoenix, Ariz., is missing after the truck he was travelling in missed a bridge and plunged into the Yukon River.

WASHINGTON — Five former Canadian ambassadors to the United States have signed an open letter calling on Ottawa to adopt a plan to deepen co-operation with its closest neighbour, saying Canada needs a strategy reboot at a time of geopolitical turmoil

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

CFB VALCARTIER — More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec. Capt.

OTTAWA — The federal agency that investigates election infractions found insufficient evidence to support suggestions Beijing wielded undue influence against the Conservatives in the Vancouver area during the 2021 general election.

OTTAWA — Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to introduce a non-confidence motion asking the other parties to topple the Liberal government.