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MONTREAL — Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal collapse of retaining walls on Tuesday at a construction site north of Montreal.

An Ontario judge has ruled there is no basis to find that a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team was being untruthful about his lack of memory while testifying at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates.

RCMP liaison officers have visited a British Columbia ostrich farm to prepare for potential arrests at the property where protesters are trying to prevent a cull of about 400 birds ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

OTTAWA — Canada Post has issued a new set of offers to the union representing postal workers and is pushing for a speedy resolution as the clock ticks down to a possible strike.

OTTAWA — Canada Post has put a fresh set of offers on the table in its negotiations with the postal workers' union, but there are no guarantees a deal will land before mail carriers are set to strike at the end of the week.

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a bill to force streaming giants such as Netflix and Spotify to boost access to French-language content.

British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy contract to improve conditions in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that came under fire from critics, who called it a political favour that lacked transparency.

A Quebec law firm has announced a $15-million settlement over historic sexual abuse involving two Montreal-area dioceses.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... G7 finance summit underway in Banff Top economic officials from the G7 are gathering for a full day of closed-door discussions in Banff, Alta.

OTTAWA — The head of one of Canada's largest federal unions says the federal government needs to focus on repairing the relationship between public servants and management.