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OTTAWA — Post-secondary schools and students are looking to the Liberals to make a down payment in the post-pandemic economy by boosting research spending in the federal budget coming this week.

MONTREAL — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault and forcible confinement case in Quebec will return to a Montreal courtroom at the end of May.

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REGINA — A new survey suggests Canadians are becoming more divided, with some saying issues have led them to reduce contact with friends or family.

OTTAWA — The NDP is watching to see that spending pledges made in a deal with the Liberals are honoured by the government in this week's federal budget, says a finance spokesman.

Toronto police say a 20-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after his mother's remains were found dismembered in a plastic bag.

A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario.

A handful of ranchers in British Columbia's Interior are getting readyto graze their cattle in concentrated areas near homes and community infrastructure, where they'll eat the grasses that dry over the summer and heighten the wildfire risk.

OTTAWA — Some Canadian cities and provinces are trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in their jurisdictions as thousands of people die of overdoses each year.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $15.7 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Apr.