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The typical excitement and celebratory vibes of a cabinet shuffle were absent earlier Friday, as eight backbench Liberals were promoted to cabinet and four existing ministers got new or additional roles.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled cabinet today, filling vacancies left by Liberals who have left their posts or don't plan to run in the next federal election.

If such a vote were to pass, it would trigger an election. The House is scheduled to sit again until Jan. 27.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in place.

TORONTO — Toronto's public health agency says people who travelled through Pearson Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge described a triple murderer Friday as "sadistic" and remorseless as he handed down a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

OTTAWA — A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan , official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji.

MONTREAL — A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City has been transferred to a provincial detention centre in Montreal from Rimouski, Que.

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