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VANTAA, Finland — Malcolm Spence had two goals and an assist as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ thumped Czechia 6-0 in a penalty-filled affair Friday at the world men's under-18 hockey championship.

HALIFAX — A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance Friday in a Halifax courtroom on charges of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student.

WINNIPEG — A school trustee's comments on Indigenous people and residential schools have led to condemnation from many quarters and a review by the Manitoba government.

MONTREAL — Parks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month.

LONDON, Ont. — Western University and picketing graduate teaching assistants have reached a tentative deal after a two-week strike.

ÖSTERSUND, Sweden — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Kadriana and Colton Lott were ousted from the world mixed doubles curling championship after suffering a 6-5 loss to Estonia in a playoff qualification game on Friday. The husband-and-wife team from Gimli, Man.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right.

CALGARY — Imperial Oil Ltd. pushed its Kearl oilsands project to record production for its first quarter as it continues to ramp up output ahead of the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

OTTAWA — The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion.

BROMONT, Que. — The federal and Quebec governments are spending close to $100 million to boost the country's manufacturing capacity for semiconductors, which are vital in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum computing.