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Nicola Cassinelli, an Italian lawyer who describes himself as a "small-scale art collector," purchased the portrait in May 2022 through an online Sotheby's auction for 5,292 British pounds.

The Canadian government says it will donate up to 200,000 vaccine doses to fight the mpox outbreak in Congo and other African countries.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

FREDERICTON — Provincial leaders across Canada are taking turns criticizing the federal Liberal government's proposal to alleviate immigration pressure on Quebec and Ontario by resettling asylum seekers more equitably across the country.

British Columbia's provincial carbon tax has been in place since 2008, when it became the first jurisdiction in North America to put a price on carbon emissions, but Premier David Eby said the carbon tax issue has since been "politicized."

OTTAWA — The Federal Court has denied Ottawa's bid to quash a case in which advocates for Israel are asking for a reversal of Canada's temporary freeze on the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement therapy and diabetes expenses.

MONTREAL — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election.

Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in the airline's labour talks with its pilots with time running out before a potential shutdown, but so far the government has said the two sides need to work things out thems

LLOYDMINSTER, SASK. — RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask. Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.