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OTTAWA — Ask Brian Mulroney's chief political rival about the former prime minister's greatest success, and he will say the answer runs through Quebec.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling his government's new pharmacare bill a huge step forward, but won't say what direction Canada's new national drug plan is headed.

MONTREAL — A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of the highly contagious virus in Quebec, health officials say.

OTTAWA — The flag fluttered at half-mast on Parliament's Peace Tower and several provincial legislatures on Friday as Canadians paid tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

EDMONTON — A journalist arrested during the police clearing of a homeless encampment said Friday she's relieved an obstruction charge against her has been dropped.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says police need judicial authorization to obtain a computer user's internet protocol address, calling the identification number a crucial link between a person and their online activity.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Ottawa will spend another $58.8 million to continue the Local Journalism Initiative until 2027.

WINNIPEG — The landmark intersection of Portage Ave. and Main St., which has inspired a song, a stamp, and years of passionate debate among Winnipeg residents, may soon be open to pedestrians for the first time in more than 40 years.

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OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney was remembered by politicians of all political stripes Thursday as a "giant" and a "visionary," as the country absorbed the news of his death at the age of 84. "Mr.