National News

VANCOUVER — The federal government has announced several measures, ranging from sanctuary zones to fishing closures, as it works to protect critically endangered southern resident killer whales off the British Columbia coast.

Ottawa is unlikely to evacuate citizens from Sudan after this week, officials say, though it is not clear when Canadian planes will actually start airlifting people to safety.

OTTAWA — The government moved Wednesday to change the criteria for who gets added to the national sex offenders database but repeat offenders and those convicted of serious sexual crimes against children will still be automatically required to regist

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the U.S., hoping to capitalize on last month's well-received presidential visit as he pitches New York's movers and shakers on the virtues of Canada as a trade and investment partner.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for using artificial intelligence to produce synthetic videos of child pornography. Steven Larouche, 61, of Sherbrooke, Que.

Quebec City police say two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man found Saturday near a downtown swimming pool.

SASKATOON — Relatives of an Indigenous man left brain-dead after an altercation with police in Prince Albert, Sask., say he has died.

YELLOWKNIFE — Germany's president is visiting the Northwest Territories for the final leg of his four-day official visit to Canada.

MONTREAL — A major operation Wednesday linked to the drive-by shooting death of a teenager last month resulted in eight arrests and netted police a wealth of evidence, a senior Montreal police officer said. Cmdr.

WINNIPEG — Lawyers for a former Canadian fashion mogul asked the Manitoba Court of Appeal to reconsider a United States extradition order, citing concerns over Peter Nygard's health if he were to serve time south of the border.