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Victoria Police are warning dozens of people that their names and other personal information contained in an officer's lost notebook are now being "circulated among the criminal element."

NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slate of new supports for Haiti in the Bahamas on Thursday including humanitarian aid and some naval vessels to help with surveillance.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says the Ministry of Health struggled at times to collect reliable information for groups at high risk of COVID-19 infection as it shaped its vaccination campaign.

Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith will turn to a panel of five oilpatch veterans to advise her government on the future of Alberta's energy industry. The panel will be chaired by David Yager, a longtime writer on the oilpatch.

OTTAWA — Sen. Mary Jane McCallum says Indigenous identity fraud is a damaging but often unseen crime that inflicts serious harm on Indigenous women.

WINNIPEG — Plans are in the works for a meeting of Canada's justice ministers on March 10 in Ottawa to discuss tougher rules for people seeking bail.

QUEBEC — The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would allow people with incurable diseases to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying in the event they become incapacitated.

OTTAWA — Nicholas Leroy and his family travelled to Ottawa from France this week hoping to strap on some skates and glide their way along the world's largest outdoor skating rink. They will fly home Sunday disappointed.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.