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OTTAWA — Israel's cabinet agreed late Tuesday to a deal that would see the release of dozens of hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and bring the first pause in the fighting of a devastating six-week war.

TORONTO — Debut novelist Kai Thomas said he was struck by "surreality" when Margaret Atwood announced he had won the top fiction prize at the Writers' Trust Awards on Tuesday evening.

PENTICTON, B.C. — The City of Penticton says it has declared a local state of emergency and ordered 25 properties evacuated in a mobile home park over fears of a potential rock slide.

Victoria police say they had to kill a cougar Tuesday after the animal was spotted near a school and residences. The department says officers made the "difficult decision" to kill the animal just before 4 p.m.

VANCOUVER — It's "hard to understand" why many politicians still believe they can rely on the private sector to deliver affordable housing and instead it's time for governments to step up, B.C. Premier David Eby told a conference on Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday he intends to keep his election promises, but some discretionary spending will be looked at and some capital projects may have to be pushed back.

OTTAWA — Almost half of the Canada Growth Fund for clean technology investments will be allocated to special contracts intended to give companies the confidence they need to make major investments to lower their greenhouse-gas emissions.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's fall economic statement acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis weighing on Canadians but offers few new measures to tackle it, while pledging to keep deficits in check.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says Ottawa's target to have net-zero emissions by 2035 would cost the province billions of dollars and cause electricity rates to spike.

MÁLAGA, Spain — Finland went with the hot hand in Otto Virtanen for its Davis Cup quarterfinal against defending champion Canada on Tuesday. It paid off with the country's first-ever berth in the semifinals of the men's team tennis competition.