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EDMONTON — Two bridges in Edmonton are being named to honour two police officers killed last year while responding to a call about a family dispute. Constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan were killed on March 16, 2023, by a teenage boy.

CALGARY — A judge is recommending an alert information-sharing system among provinces for high-risk children to protect youth like 15-year-old Alexandru Radita of Calgary, who died weighing 37 pounds.

WILLIAMS LAKE, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Mounties in Williams Lake, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, say a child has died in a plunge through the ice on Tyee Lake, in the province's Cariboo region.

HALIFAX — Notorious Nova Scotia crime figure B.J. Marriott has been designated a dangerous offender and will be locked up indefinitely — a decision his lawyer intends to challenge.

OTTAWA — Canada airlifted 18 vulnerable Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter to the Dominican Republic on Monday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says more will be offered the chance to evacuate in the coming days.

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to hear from diaspora communities Wednesday to kick off two weeks of testimony about meddling allegations and how the government responded to them.

TERREBONNE, Que. — A 25-year-old man was charged Monday with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Court documents identify the accused as Sebastien Leduc of Laval, Que., a Montreal suburb.

SURREY, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, says it has emerged from creditor protection following the restructuring and sale of the company. The Surrey, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

MONTREAL — A military unit of foreign fighters in the Ukrainian war had taken up covert missions against Russia when its Canadian commander was killed, says a researcher who studies war in the former Soviet Union.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland is on tour to sell Canadian dentists and hygienists on the new federal dental care plan as concerns mount about what the government plans to pay providers for their services.