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AKWESASNE, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities say a boat operator knew his passengers could not swim when he abandoned six Indian nationals on a sinking boat during a failed smuggling attempt across the frigid St. Lawrence River into northern New York.

CALGARY — Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son's death many times.

OTTAWA — A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has been released.

OTTAWA — In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man’s words were on his mind.

VANCOUVER — Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon dioxide, says a study.

One lot each of Pharmasave Advanced Relief Eye Drops and Compliments Advanced Relief Eye Drops are being recalled because of a packing error. Health Canada says some bottles may contain ingredients not listed on the label.

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Police say two people are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a six-year-old boy in Port Alberni, B.C., in 2018. RCMP say they arrested 28-year-old Rykel Frank and 29-year-old Mitchell Frank on Friday.

WINNIPEG — A statue of a hand that disappeared after it washed off the bank of a swollen river in Winnipeg earlier this week has been rescued, thanks to a group of canoeists and kayakers who set out Saturday to find it.

OTTAWA — Retired gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada's former chief of the defence staff, has terminated his appointment to a major Canadian military honour.

WINNIPEG — The marshy delta of Manitoba's Fisher River was not the original home of Peguis First Nation.