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  A father living in an RV in B.C.’s Fraser Valley with his toddler for more than a year has become even more desperate to find housing after facing a tragic loss.

• Cleanup is underway in Abbotsford after spilled firefighting foam ended up in a local creek Wednesday night.

• Vancouver’s magnificent mountain vistas will be front and centre at city hall next week, when councillors will debate whether to ease view protection rules to make room for more construction.

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  All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• All LCBO stores across the province are closed for two weeks starting Friday as workers go on strike for the first time after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• Two arrests have been made in connection with a deadly daylight stabbing at a subway station in Toronto last week, police say.

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  Music, laughter and hearty 'yahoos' will echo through Calgary’s downtown core Friday, as hundreds of thousands of people are set to enjoy the 112th Calgary Stampede parade.

• Simon Nash spent days scrambling to clean and collect extra children's play equipment after thieves got away with a custom-made portable playground.

• Stampede Park opened for a sneak-a-peek Thursday night and launched festivities for the 10-day event, which is expected to bring an economic boost.

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  All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• Veteran broadcaster Patricia Boal has been named anchor of CTV News at Six, CTV News Ottawa announced Thursday.

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  A police operation is currently underway at the pro-Palestinian encampment at Square Victoria in downtown Montreal.

• The Montreal fire service said its inspectors were refused access to do a safety check at the pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University on Thursday.

• Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

  Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he criticizes as an ill-prepared leader who prioritizes politics and makes big pronouncements without any follow-through.

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  Two insurance providers in Alberta have announced plans to stop offering automobile insurance to customers in the province.

• An Edmonton woman says she's losing hope as her husband has been left waiting for months to see an oncologist after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer this spring.

• Music, laughter and hearty 'yahoos' will echo through Calgary’s downtown core Friday, as hundreds of thousands of people are set to enjoy the 112th Calgary Stampede parade.

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  A suspected shark sighting caused a popular Nova Scotia beach to close temporarily Thursday.

• The price of gas increased overnight in all three Maritime provinces.

• Trying to sell or buy a home this summer? What a realtor says you should know

  In the first few weeks of summer, the real estate sector is experiencing an upturn marked by more housing inventory, a Canadian realtor says

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  Some harm reduction advocates are calling on a long-running music festival to start offering drug testing on-site.

• Manitoba Hydro may needs billions of dollars worth of upgrades for aging infrastructure.

• The search continues for two missing fishers who never returned home from a hunting trip.

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  The Government of Saskatchewan has filed an injunction in light of the federal government sending the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) after the province’s bank account, Premier Scott Moe said on Thursday.

• Because of heavy rain and cooler conditions in parts of the province, crop development is falling behind normal for this time of year.

• A water treatment plant nearly a decade in the making is now up and running on the Star Blanket Cree Nation.

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  One person has died and another is injured after police in Woodstock, Ont. responded to multiple calls of "gunshots in the area." Around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to Champlain Avenue between Athlone Avenue and Frontenac Crescent.

• All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• A wrestling fan from Guelph, Ont. thought he was down for the count after winning tickets to a “once-in-a-lifetime” WWE event in Toronto.

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  Greg Fertuck will spend life behind bars with no chance of parole until he is 90 years old, a judge ruled on Thursday at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench.

• A Saskatoon man is recovering in hospital after falling three storeys off the roof of a downtown building on Canada Day.

• A leaked document reveals a Saskatoon city councillor's involvement at a private Christian school embroiled in abuse allegations.

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  Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after a pile of dead lobster was found on the shoulder of Highway 17 this week in northern Ontario.

• All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• The driver of a commercial motor vehicle has been charged after police noticed something dangling underneath the vehicle.

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  One person has died and another is injured after police in Woodstock, Ont. responded to multiple calls of "gunshots in the area." Around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to Champlain Avenue between Athlone Avenue and Frontenac Crescent.

• All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

• According to police, the vehicle was impounded for two weeks and the driver was handed a 30-day license suspension.

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  A dump truck caught fire on Highway 400 near the Essa Road off-ramp.

• A fire is racing through the walls of the Cookstown grocery store.

• Nearly 900 charges were laid in Caledon during Canada Day Week campaign.

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  AM800 News is reporting Melanie Coulter has been let go, as voted on by the board.

• Windsor police are warning the public about a new social media scam targeting the community.

• All LCBO stores are closed on Friday as thousands of workers hit the picket lines after their union and employer failed to reach an agreement.

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  A Greater Victoria man has been arrested and released from custody after police seized several guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and four and a half kilograms of cocaine from a home in Langford, B.C., last week.

• It may not be on most people's minds, but COVID-19 is on the rise again in B.C.

• A British Columbia seismologist says there's nothing dangerous or unusual about a recent flurry of earthquake activity off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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  Mounties are urging the public to be vigilant following a suspected gang shooting in B.C.'s southern Interior that left a 40-year-old man injured this week.

• British Columbia residents are being told to brace for a coming heat wave that could send temperatures into the high 30s and beyond, with the government reminding people to check in on their neighbours.

• A swath of B.C.’s southern Interior is being told to brace for potential severe thunderstorms Tuesday.

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  Nearly 2,000 athletes will compete in 20 events over four days during the 2024 Southern Alberta Sumer Games. After months of planning, organizers are thrilled to welcome families from all over southern Alberta to Coaldale, Alta.

• One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in.

• With the recent moisture and cooler temperatures, fire bans and restrictions in the Lethbridge area are no longer in effect.

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  The Garden River First Nation council will provide a minimum payout of $110,000 per registered citizen from the Robinson Huron Treaty settlement funds.

• A federal appeals hearing ended Thursday involving three homeowners from Elliot Lake, Ont., seeking to have radioactive rock removed from their homes.

• The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service recently welcomed three new constables to its “police family.”

N.L.

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  Newfoundland and Labrador premier takes aim at Ottawa over reopened cod fishery

  Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal premier is once again opposing a decision made by the federal Liberals — this time about the reopening of the province's commercial northern cod fishery.

• Evacuation order lifted in central Labrador after wildfires forced them to flee

  There was relief in central Labrador Wednesday night as officials lifted a wildfire evacuation order, allowing people to return to their homes in Churchill Falls two weeks after they were asked to flee.

• Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen

  The union representing inshore fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling on the federal government to reverse its recent decision to reopen the commercial Northern cod fishery.

Politics

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  Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

  Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he criticizes as an ill-prepared leader who prioritizes politics and makes big pronouncements without any follow-through.

• CSIS director David Vigneault stepping down after seven years on the job

  David Vigneault says he is stepping down from his job at the head of Canada’s spy agency. The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, who spent seven years at the helm, is leaving the public service altogether.

• Canada to host the 70th annual NATO session in Montreal

  Canada will host the 70th annual session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly from Nov. 22 to 25 in Montreal, Que.

Health

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  A brand of instant noodles sold in B.C., Alberta and Ontario has been recalled due to undeclared peanut in the ingredients – posing a potential allergy risk to consumers.

• Kris Jenner learns her ovaries will need to be removed because of tumour on 'The Kardashians'

  In the episode, streaming now, the matriarch of one of the world’s most famous families learns she will undergo surgery for a tumour on her ovary.

• Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of rare form of blindness

  People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study suggests. Still, doctors say it shouldn’t deter patients from using the medicines to treat diabetes or obesity.

Sci-Tech

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  High-speed hippos can get airborne, says new study

  Hippos can get airborne when moving at high speeds over land, according to a new study.

• 60 million-year-old seeds reveal that dinosaur extinction paved the way for grapes

  Grapes have been intertwined with the story of humanity for millennia, providing the basis for wines produced by our ancestors thousands of years ago — but that may not have been the case if dinosaurs hadn’t disappeared from the planet, according to new research.

• Marine mammal rescuers in British Columbia are searching for an entangled humpback whale in the waters off northern Vancouver Island.

Entertainment

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  Opinion

  Opinion | Movies to watch with your family this summer

  Film critic Richard Crouse made a list to help make movie night enjoyable for all members of the family, no matter what age.

• Grammy award-winning musician Jennifer Gasoi said being locked out of her Facebook page, thanks to a phishing scam, is affecting her ability to do her work and connect with her fans.

• Director accused in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape and assault of actors

  A prominent French film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating a case involving female actors, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Business

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  Trying to sell or buy a home this summer? What a realtor says you should know

  In the first few weeks of summer, the real estate sector is experiencing an upturn marked by more housing inventory, a Canadian realtor says

• 'Marriage of convenience': Hudson's Bay Co. buying Neiman Marcus for US$2.65B

  Several North American department stores are joining forces under a deal that will see Hudson's Bay Co. buy Neiman Marcus and spin it out into a larger business along with some of its other prestige retailers.

• 'A way to leapfrog': Amazon executive says regulated industries moving fastest on AI

  As a wave of companies rush to embed artificial intelligence into their operations, Matt Wood has noticed the technology's fastest adopters are businesses more typically described as slow to change.

Lifestyle

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  A Toronto woman who had been searching for her biological parents since she was a child finally has the answers she longed for at the age of 77.

• The son of Asia's richest man is getting married in one of India's most anticipated -- and lavish -- weddings of the year

  Billionaire heir Anant Ambani is set to marry his longtime girlfriend Radhika Merchant later this month, in a lavish ceremony widely described as the country's wedding of the year.

• Parisian cafes are a cherished part of French culture. Here's why they might be in trouble

  Across France and especially in Paris, hospitality is one of the industries that is most heavily reliant on immigrant workers.

Sports

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  Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan's Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champ

  Patrick Bertoletti gobbled up 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event's biggest star.

• Lionel Messi misses penalty but Argentina still reaches Copa America semifinals

  Goalkeeper Emi Martínez was the hero for Argentina as La Albiceleste reached the Copa América semifinals with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Ecuador following a 1-1 draw.

• Ryan Garcia expelled by WBC after using racial slurs in livestream

  Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media.

Autos

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  CDK Global says 'substantially all' dealers are back online after a crippling hack

  CDK Global said 'substantially all' of the nearly 15,000 car dealerships that use its software across North America are back online to its core management system, almost two weeks since a cyber incident caused a software blackout.

• Faulty brakes, airbag systems: Here are the cars recalled in Canada

  Transport Canada recalled various vehicles over the last week, including Kia, Toyota, Volkswagen and Porsche cars.

• It used to be cash was king and that you could get a better deal if you paid for a car in full, but now many dealers want you to finance your purchase so they can make more money.