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Observations from a helicopter show the river flow is "evening out," and murky conditions are getting better, though the flow is still much higher than normal.

D’ELVERT LAKE — Two men and a woman have been declared dead after a helicopter crash at a lake in northwestern Quebec.

"It's not the Wild West online anymore, and conduct that would be criminal anywhere is going to be investigated online as well," says a lawyer with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has announced a six-month freeze on certain temporary foreign worker applications in Montreal, in a move intended to put pressure on Ottawa to reduce the number of non-permanent residents in the province.

OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has resolved a partial systems outage that affected customs processing at Canadian airports. The CBSA says in a post on X service has been restored but did not specify what caused the outage.

OTTAWA — Senior public servants have been called to a House of Commons committee to explain the government's decision to buy a $9-million condo for the consul general in New York.

OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.5 per cent last month, matching economists' forecasts and solidifying expectations for a third consecutive interest rate cut in September.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.1 per cent (2.3) — Prince Edward Island: 2.0 per cent (3.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release July inflation report today Statistics Canada is set to publish its July consumer price index report today.