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OTTAWA — As his criminal trial got underway Monday, "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King pleaded not guilty to a list of nine charges related to the major protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022.

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is outlining ways the federal government can better prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence on the Canadian labour force.

OTTAWA — A two-day summit in Winnipeg this week will hear from Indigenous leaders across the country on how they're reacting to — and can come together to fix — what they call Indigenous identity fraud.

WINNIPEG — In what may be one of the last documented moments in Marcedes Myran's life, a video shows her walking in a Winnipeg parking lot next to her killer. Hours later, police believe she was slain.

FORT NELSON, B.C. — Firefighters in British Columbia are battling "extreme fire behaviour" in the northeastern part of the province as a growing out-of-control blaze burns a few kilometres from Fort Nelson, B.C.

MONTREAL — Lawyers for Montreal's McGill University are in court seeking an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on its downtown campus since last month.

OTTAWA — Seven multimedia experts have been selected to advise Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge as she renews the role of Canada's public broadcaster.

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is embarking on a five-day trip to the Middle East and the Mediterranean where she will focus on peacekeeping and aid.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Rob Fraser did not sugarcoat the situation facing Fort Nelson, B.C., as forecasts called for westerly winds to pick up in northeastern British Columbia late Sunday and turn a menacing nearby wildfire into a dire threat.