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Ontario plans to introduce a law requiring any future government to put a new provincial carbon pricing program to a referendum, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday while using the opportunity to take shots at the new Liberal leader.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Ottawa must act swiftly to reduce a "critical" level of judicial vacancies as soon as possible.

OTTAWA — As the House of Commons comes to grips with whether and how it should operate differently after parliamentarians unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis last fall, the new Speaker has a few ideas.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general is calling the province’s $34.5-million purchase of an unfinished hotel to convert it into a health facility an “unusual arrangement” that lacked appropriate due diligence.

Halifax's long-serving mayor says he won't run in the municipal election this fall, explaining that he wants to depart the job while he's still capable of winning at the ballot box.

OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to have Canada formally recognize Palestine as a state, saying it would help advance peace in the Middle East.

TORONTO — Neil Young is taking his band Crazy Horse back on the road. Nearly a decade after their last full-scale tour as a band, the 78-year-old musician says they are planning 16 shows across North America, including one in Toronto.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government said it will not launch an appeal after the province's highest court upheld a lower-court ruling that declared the public servant wage-cap law unconstitutional.

MONTREAL — A Quebec judge says a Montreal billionaire who faces a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging he paid underage girls for sex can be questioned before the case is authorized, but only in writing.