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FREDERICTON — More than 100 Canadian soldiers are being deployed across western New Brunswick to help residents threatened by rising floodwaters, which have shown no signs of letting up.

CHARLOTTETOWN — With only a few days before voters were to go to the polls in Prince Edward Island, the Green party suspended all campaigning Saturday after the sudden death of one of its candidates and his young son.

Toronto police say an Uber driver is facing sexual assault charges in relation to two investigations. Police say 36-year-old Taneem Aziz of Mississauga faces one count each of forcible confinement and extortion, and two counts of sexual assault.

CHICAGO — A global team of experts next week will begin reviewing how the Boeing 737 Max's flight control system was approved by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Green party has suspended campaigning for Tuesday's provincial election, citing the sudden death of one of its candidates.

TORONTO — Ontario conservation authorities say the provincial government has cut their funding for flood management programs in half.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $25.5 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on April 26 will grow to approximately $35 million. The Canadian Press

LANGLEY, B.C. — Police say dozens of people were injured, some critically, when the second storey deck of a home in Langley, B.C., collapsed Friday evening during a wedding celebration. RCMP Cpl.

WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg say they're investigating an assault and possible robbery at a cafe that was then vandalized and spray-painted with anti-Semitic graffiti. Const.

RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP say a woman arrested at Vancouver's airport for allegedly stealing a passenger's purse is believed to be part of an organized group of thieves targeting airports.