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TORONTO — Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada's rear-view by now. "It hurts my heart because we should be past this," she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diagnosis 15 years ago, at age 32.

OTTAWA — A Mi'kmaw hereditary chief's missing jacket has been found after an extensive search of the Montreal airport where it was misplaced.

OTTAWA — The NDP says all five official candidates will be on the debate stage in Montreal later this month, now that the first fundraising deadline has passed.

MONTRÉAL — Two Montreal public transit unions have reached tentative agreements with their employer, while two others are still without a deal.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of residential properties that changed hands in October was lower compared with a year ago as prices also fell. There were 42,068 home sales across the country last month, down 4.

OTTAWA — There were signs inflation was easing in October, but a more muddled picture under the hood has most economists expecting the Bank of Canada will shift to the sidelines at its final interest rate decision of the year.

Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals.

OTTAWA — The Swedish royal family is paying a rare, three-day state visit to Canada this week, bringing with them a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies.

WINNIPEG — The Saskatchewan Roughriders' first Grey Cup win in 12 years had green confetti raining down on the field at Winnipeg's Princess Auto Stadium and green-and-white clad fans spilling out onto the street in pure merriment.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says.