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EDMONTON — Alberta's top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub.

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

A convict who became Canada 's youngest designated dangerous offender after sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby is seeking escorted leave from prison to attend Indigenous cultural ceremonies in Vancouver.

TORONTO — Canadians engrossed in the drama of the U.S.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's ports may again be disrupted by a labour dispute, as employers say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing foremen.

Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a man over gunshots and arson at the home of Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon back in September, and another suspect is believed to have fled to India.

EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns.

Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada that had been acting as a "supermarket" for organized crime.

VICTORIA — Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings.