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CAWSTON, B.C. — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia's southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say the Princeton detachment got a report at 3:52 a.m. that St.

MONTREAL — A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City that resulted in more than one million chickens being euthanized has come to an end. Workers at the Exceldor co-operative in St-Ansèlme, Que.

MIAMI — The federal government still isn't offering any more details about whether Canadians are caught up in a deadly building collapse near Miami.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 2:20 p.m. Manitoba is reporting 106 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths as it relaxes some public health restrictions today.

EDMONTON — Lawyers say the retrial of a man to be sentenced next week for killing a woman in his hotel room 10 years ago is an example of how cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls should be handled.

OTTAWA — Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applications staying steady.

Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a "heat dome" that is expected to shatter high-temperature records over the next few days.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million dollars each that were up grabs also went unclaimed.

OTTAWA — A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 9:23 p.m. Yukon is reporting another 22 cases of COVID-19, bringing its total case count to 264. Dr.