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HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Wildfire officials in the Northwest Territories say a community that's been evacuated for weeks due to a wildfire has received significant rain this weekend.

MONTREAL — Quebec apple farmers are asking for government help to plant new varieties and modernize their orchards as they try to adapt to climate change and shifting consumer tastes.

INDIAN HARBOUR, N.S. — Paul Service can still remember the smell of jet fuel wafting through the air after the deadly crash of Swissair Flight 111. Service was one of hundreds of first responders who took part in the recovery mission in St.

MONTREAL — A Montreal church says it believes a video appearing to show a fire on its front steps is completely fake.

OTTAWA — It's a sunny July day at an outdoor hockey rink outside North Bay, Ont. An acoustic guitar player belts out a ballad about freedom. An adoring crowd sings along.

OTTAWA — Canada has its eyes on Asia and the lucrative trade markets in the Indo-Pacific region as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the region for a week of international summits and bilateral meetings.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 12, 13, 30, 33, 35 & 43.

YELLOWKNIFE — Residents of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation who have been evacuated for weeks due to wildfires are being told to start planning now for their return home, beginning Wednesday.

VICTORIA — Evacuation orders for a total of 50 properties in West Kelowna and two other British Columbia wildfire areas were lifted Saturday and downgraded to alert status.

Most of Ontario is expected to swelter under a heat wave through the long weekend and into the coming week, with temperatures expected to reach highs of 40 degrees Celsius with humidity.