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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.

OTTAWA — The federal government says the Ukrainian army can use military equipment provided by Canada inside Russia. A spokesperson for National Defence says Canada places no geographic restrictions on military equipment donated to Ukraine.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's fisheries minister says he hopes recently announced federal funding can help develop oysters that are resistant to a parasite that is threatening a fishery vital to the province.

OTTAWA — Defence lawyers making final arguments on behalf of one of the prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers are maintaining their client's innocence, with proceedings scheduled to continue next week.

MONTREAL — Nearly a week after torrential rain battered Quebec, the contents of people's basements are spilling across their lawns as they wait for garbage trucks to cart away their waterlogged furniture and ruined belongings.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba is the latest province to restrict the use of cellphones in classrooms beginning this school year.

OTTAWA — The $18.4 million CBC/Radio-Canada awarded in bonuses to its employees this year is shocking, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said.

It wasn't until a cluster of Listeria cases emerged in Ontario that the federal health agency says it was able to find the source of an outbreak that's now linked to three deaths and 20 infections.

OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women.

The office of the International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the incident adds to a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation.