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TORONTO — Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won't have long to sit back and bask in the glow of winning a third majority government with an imminent tariff threat around the corner.

OTTAWA — Anita Anand, minister of transport and internal trade, says she's changed her mind and will run in the upcoming federal election.

QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault replaced his cybersecurity and digital technology minister Friday after a scandal with the auto insurance board's online platform forced the resignation of Éric Caire.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols following a report on the state of secularism in several public schools.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

MONTREAL — A museum northeast of Montreal named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve says it is temporarily shutting its doors amid a legal battle with the late driver's family over his memorabilia.

The new deadline to apply for new or renewed work and study permits under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel program is March 31, 2026.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier.

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OTTAWA — Large numbers of public servants working in the federal government's three biggest departments aren't following Ottawa's three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows.