The Latest Breaking News from The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON — The long shadow of an enduring, Canadian-born protest movement is darkening America's doorstep, just as waning public patience and conflicting policy advice put ever more pressure on fragile COVID-19 defences in the United States.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed linebacker Kevin Francis, quarterback Isaac Harker and offensive lineman Jamar McGloster on Wednesday.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed national receiver Wesley Lewis on Wednesday.

Young Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola says he is "not too far" from returning to action from surgery last August to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injured on international duty with Canada.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dentist with practices across Atlantic Canada has been sanctioned in Newfoundland and Labrador for allowing a correctional officer to extract "one or more" teeth from a sedated inmate while another officer filmed the procedure with his phone.

Many provinces indicated Wednesday they would not rush to follow the lead of Alberta and Saskatchewan by quickly dropping COVID-19 vaccination passports and indoor mask requirements.

A Kingston, Ont., teen who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges was handed a three-year sentence on Wednesday, as an Ontario judge agreed the youth was unlikely to reoffend and commended his progress "in the face of enormous obstacles" while detained over the past two years. 

LONGUEUIL, Que. — Héroux-Devtek Inc. is reporting a major drop in profit and revenue last quarter due to supply chain disruptions brought on by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

CALGARY — Alberta is seeking $1.3 billion in compensation from the U.S. government in the wake of President Joe Biden's cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline's permit.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers on Prince Edward Island are preparing to ship potatoes to Puerto Rico after the United States announced earlier this week it would allow exports to resume to the territory.

The governor of the Bank of Canada made clear Wednesday that higher interest rates are coming to tamp down on inflation, but said businesses also need to do their part by boosting productivity and easing the supply constrains that are helping to push up prices.