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OTTAWA — The Liberals launched the fall sitting of Parliament Tuesday by tabling two new bills with more than $4.5 billion in spending they hope will ease the rising cost of living for modest-income Canadians.

MONTREAL — Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Québec is benefiting from an almost even split among its four main opponents, according to a Leger poll released Tuesday.

GATINEAU, Que. — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin said Tuesday that he is not guilty of sexual assault and never had any physical contact with a woman who made detailed allegations against him in court this week.

UNITED NATIONS — In a time of crisis, the planet is gridlocked by "colossal global dysfunction," the head of the United Nations said Tuesday as he urged leaders to come together in a collective effort to light a beacon of hope for the world.

HALIFAX — The RCMP must be held accountable for mistakes the police force made in April 2020 when it failed to stop a gunman in Nova Scotia from killing 22 people during a 13-hour rampage, an inquiry into the massacre heard Tuesday.

It is disappointing that crustaceans have been added to a so-called "red list" of seafood to avoid as a way of protecting endangered whales, Canadian lobster and crab harvesters said Tuesday.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A sentencing hearing for the Dutch man found guilty of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been adjourned until next month due to illness. B.C.

QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault apologized on Tuesday for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital.

MONTREAL — A look at Éric Duhaime, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec. Born: April 15, 1969, in Montreal. Early years: An only child, Duhaime grew up in the Montreal suburb of Laval.

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians still believe Justin Trudeau is still the best man for the job of prime minister — but he has only a slight lead over new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.