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OTTAWA — As political parties gear up for a federal election campaign that could begin as soon as March 10, the Conservatives appear focused on the man they believe they'll be running against: Mark Carney.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The eastern half of the country is forecast to be hit with a second major storm in less than one week, bringing high winds, lots of snow and travel complications.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says contaminated water from the Eagle Gold Mine, the site of a catastrophic mine failure last June, is now being discharged ahead of the spring snow melt.

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday he doesn't think he'll have to chose between voting on tariff relief and bringing down the government because he expects a snap election call if Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership.

The details of a private chat group among current and former members of the police department in Nelson, B.C., haven't been made public.

MONTREAL — A Quebec company once hailed as a success story in the electric-vehicle transition has struggled to deliver on many of its most ambitious plans. Lion Electric Co.

MONTREAL — Several people were recovering from injuries on Friday after a bus carrying a junior swim team collided with a heavy truck in Quebec's Laurentians region during a snowstorm.

Even those that got a boost say the snap decision to shave the tax from some toys, kids clothes, groceries and restaurant meals amounted to a lot of work for little gain.

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Former Toronto Police Service officer Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd said she found out about the unofficial 51 Division group chat "accidentally" after being told about it by a colleague.