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WINNIPEG — Families of two slain First Nations women received word Friday that the federal and Manitoba governments are putting up $20 million each to help search a landfill for the women's remains.

Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has cancer.

The international body that regulates shipping has approved new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic expected to reduce emissions that hasten the melting of Arctic sea ice.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A fisherman who led protests this week that shut down the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature says he has reached a deal with the government to make it easier for harvesters to earn a living.

CHAPAIS, Que. — The pastor of a Cree Nation church and other people en route to medical appointments were among the victims of a head-on collision in rural Quebec on Thursday that killed five people.

OTTAWA — Veterans and advocates say the government's move to end the military's ability to prosecute sexual assault and similar crimes will push more cases into an already overburdened justice system, and won't solve the real problem.

SURREY, B.C. — Police say a Canadian gang leader who escaped to Puerto Rico and posed as a businessman has been returned to Canada to face trial for his alleged role in a 2009 homicide in Vancouver.

HAWKESBURY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police and Montreal police say they've struck a blow to car thieves with the arrest of 34 people in the Montreal area on outstanding warrants for vehicle thefts and other serious crimes in Ontario.

OTTAWA — Nearly a year after Health Canada issued a draft recommendation to designate an entire class of chemicals as toxic, environmental experts say it's time to actually do something about it.

MONTREAL — Brian Mulroney's three sons say there's no doubt their father would have been thrilled by this week's public tributes honouring his life. "He would have loved it.