National News

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the U.S., hoping to capitalize on last month's well-received presidential visit as he pitches New York's movers and shakers on the virtues of Canada as a trade and investment partner.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for using artificial intelligence to produce synthetic videos of child pornography. Steven Larouche, 61, of Sherbrooke, Que.

Quebec City police say two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man found Saturday near a downtown swimming pool.

SASKATOON — Relatives of an Indigenous man left brain-dead after an altercation with police in Prince Albert, Sask., say he has died.

YELLOWKNIFE — Germany's president is visiting the Northwest Territories for the final leg of his four-day official visit to Canada.

MONTREAL — A major operation Wednesday linked to the drive-by shooting death of a teenager last month resulted in eight arrests and netted police a wealth of evidence, a senior Montreal police officer said. Cmdr.

WINNIPEG — Lawyers for a former Canadian fashion mogul asked the Manitoba Court of Appeal to reconsider a United States extradition order, citing concerns over Peter Nygard's health if he were to serve time south of the border.

OTTAWA — Negotiations between the government and the largest federal public-sector union seemed to reach a stalemate Wednesday as workers remained on strike for the eighth straight day.

OTTAWA — The lobbying commissioner is being asked to appear at a House of Commons committee to explain why the appointment of a former industry minister to an executive role at Rogers doesn't break the lobbying code.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is seeking to increase francophone immigration in what it says is a way to grow the French language in Canada and protect the country's cultural identity.