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OTTAWA — France, which has opened its borders to Canadian tourists, is eager to see Canada reopen to the French. The Canadian border remains closed to foreigners, with a few exceptions, and will be until at least July 21.

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities.

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $27 million Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next draw on July 16 will be at an estimated $36 million. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Conservatives are plotting their next steps on how to probe payments the offices of Liberal MPs made to a company founded by a friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the clock ticks down to a possible election that would bring any pa

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The mayor of Iqaluit says he will no longer bring forward a motion to make the city's churches pay taxes on land use.

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MONTREAL — The lawyer for a Montreal police officer on trial for sexual assault cross-examined the alleged victim Tuesday, who insisted she was scared and did not welcome the officer's advances.

WINNIPEG — The president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is stepping away from the Alberta-based organization after admitting to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge.

OTTAWA — There are ways to improve Canada's early pandemic alert and response systems, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, but he also insists the country's top public health officials did start building a national response to COVID-19 very early on.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths.