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OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers have been approaching President Donald Trump's trade threats all wrong.

Rob Lantz will succeed Dennis King as premier of Prince Edward Island after King steps down on Friday.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King bid an emotional farewell to his colleagues Thursday as he announced his resignation, saying his nearly six years in the job have taken a heavy toll.

MONTREAL — A Pakistani national from Ontario wanted in the United States on terror-related charges for allegedly targeting Jewish institutions in New York City has agreed to be extradited.

MILTON, Ont.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Dennis King, Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative premier, has announced he will step down Friday. Here is a look at the 33rd premier of the Island.

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry.

OTTAWA — Seven transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking, the federal government announced Thursday.

QUÉBEC — Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board.

OTTAWA — Federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge's plan to modernize the mandate of CBC and Radio-Canada would bar them from running ads during news programming and from charging subscription fees for digital products such as CBC Gem.