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OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government says hundreds of additional staff have been added in recent months to address long wait times and backlogs at Canadian airports as well as passport and immigration offices.

OTTAWA — The use of facial recognition technology as a security tool on Parliament Hill would pose substantial legal, privacy and human rights risks — and might even be unlawful, says a study prepared for the parliamentary security unit.

OTTAWA — In a story published Aug. 27, The Canadian Press erroneously reported the Rideau Club in Ottawa has a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh in its Churchill Room.

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino issued new directives today on the use of "dry cells" to keep inmates from bringing contraband into federal prisons.

Quebec's general election campaign has begun, and voters head to the polls on Oct. 3. Here's a look at Dominique Anglade, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and the official Opposition. Born: Jan. 31, 1974, in Montreal, Que.

Quebec's general election campaign has begun, and voters head to the polls on Oct. 3. Here's a look at François Legault, the premier and leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec. Born: May 26, 1957, in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Floods, droughts and major storms that wash out highways, damage buildings and affect power grids could cost Canada's economy $139 billion over the next 30 years, a new climate-based analysis predicts.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who repeatedly yelled profanity at her and called her

QUEBEC — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is being criticized for referring to Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade as "that lady" on Day 1 of the provincial election campaign.