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Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires' disease in the city's east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area.

Family members are still searching for answers after the RCMP apologized for not properly investigating an Indigenous woman's death more than five decades ago.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Pierre Poilievre remains the heavy favourite to be the next Conservative party leader but he trails opponent Jean Charest for support among Canadians as a whole.

TORONTO — Someone in the Prairies is waking up $13 million dollars richer. One winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 12 will be an estimated $10 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $13 million: 16, 19, 25, 26, 27, 33 & 45. Bonus: 38 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

A woman accused of faking her own death and that of her son says she left Saskatoon because she feared for their safety. Dawn Marie Walker, 48, is in custody at the Multnomah County detention centre in Oregon.

VANCOUVER — A resident of a street encampment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside watched Tuesday as workers began removing some people's belongings after the city handed out notices advising that tents and other structures will be dismantled.

EDMONTON — Alberta has awarded a prize to an essayist who argues the sexes are not equal and that women should pick babies over careers to avoid the province having to import more foreigners and risk “cultural suicide.

EDMONTON — Alberta has awarded a prize to an essayist who argues the sexes are not equal and that women should pick babies over careers to avoid the province having to import more foreigners and risk “cultural suicide."