National News

OTTAWA — An energy pact between Canada and Germany expected to be signed next week in Newfoundland and Labrador will set aggressive timelines and targets for exporting hydrogen to Germany, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Friday.

OTTAWA — With the help of a cane, 100-year-old Gordon Fennell rose to his feet in the Square du Canada, a park near the coastline in Dieppe, France, where the former soldier came ashore 80 years ago.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario judge Michelle O'Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday, making her the first Indigenous person poised to sit on the country's highest bench.

MONTREAL — A prominent Quebec cardinal is denying allegations he sexually assaulted a woman and says he will participate in any civil legal action against him in order to clear his name, the Vatican's official news portal said Friday.

CAP-AUX-MEULES, Que.

HALIFAX — A mechanical breakdown has forced one of Canada's newest warships to abandon a mission to the Arctic.

OTTAWA — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is making a visit to Canada next week.

ALDERGROVE, B.C. — A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe and returned to its pack.

IQALUIT — The federal government has pledged $2.8 million to support essential air services for remote communities in Nunavut.

OTTAWA — Health Canada has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday.