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YELLOWKNIFE — Crews continued Tuesday to battle wildfires that have forced seven out of every 10 Northwest Territories residents from their homes — or about 30,000 people.

A travel ban intended to free up accommodations in parts of British Columbia hardest-hit by raging wildfires will largely lift by day's end, provincial officials said Tuesday as those in affected communities began getting a clearer sense of the damage.

VANCOUVER — The brother of a 13-year-old girl who was found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says he spoke to his sister via the messaging app WeChat just hours before their mother reported her missing.

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats are eyeing Alberta's urban-rural divide as a way to flip blue seats in the next general election.

Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who say they were sterilized against their will.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's education minister says teachers must start seeking parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns, a move that has triggered a review and been panned as harmful to LGBTQ students.

Emergency notifications should be sent out for any events that have the potential to threaten lives, such as wildfires, says expert.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The federal government is examining its approach to immigration as part of a wider look at what is driving Canada's housing crunch and what it can do about it.

OTTAWA — Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation in Saskatchewan has settled a specific claim with the federal government over nearly 20,000 acres of land.

Montreal will give out boxes of free toys and baby supplies to every family in the city with a new infant starting next year. The so-called "welcome baby" boxes will be available in 45 city libraries as of Jan.