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The Conservative Party of Canada's plan to host a third leadership debate in August may be crumbling, with one candidate refusing to attend and another mulling whether it's really necessary

REGINA — A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's incoming three-day cooling-off period aimed at protecting potential homebuyers will not make a big difference in a market that is shifting from frenzied to balanced, the head of the B.C. Real Estate Association says.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says it plans to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for young children next week.

TORONTO — William Gaikezheyongai has lived outside long enough to know where to get water in times of extreme heat. He knows construction workers usually have water bottles in their vans, so he'll ask for one and douse himself with it.

Susan Enge will be thinking of her mother’s time in a residential school during the long journey south from the Northwest Territories to see Pope Francis in Alberta.

OTTAWA — Opposition Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to extend a special immigration program it set up to bring Afghans trying to flee the Taliban to Canada.

Trevor Norris is used to hot summer weather, being from the Prairies.

TORONTO — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have rescheduled their Saturday game against the Toronto Argonauts to Sunday following an outbreak of COVID-19 involving Roughriders players and staff. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canada's highest court has unanimously upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man found guilty of a January 2015 slaying near Prince George, B.C. The Supreme Court of Canada decision released Thursday agrees with a B.C.