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Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there's been minimal growth of the wildfire close to homes in the area, although almost 200 properties remain on alert for possible evacuation.

The introduction of the Phoenix pay system led to nearly a decade of public service payroll errors and major lawsuits for the federal government.

Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect known as "Mr. X" who is thought to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack.

OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being greeted with deep skepticism by transparency advocates.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as the danger from wildfires recedes. He announced Monday that while the emergency rules are no longer needed, crews remain vigilant as fires rage.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city will no longer name new streets and city buildings after individual people. Councillors with the City of St. John's, N.L., voted unanimously to accept the new policy during a meeting last week.

In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back hundreds of dollars.

MARSTON, QUE — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after provincial police killed a person in an alleged shootout about 200 kilometres east of Montreal.

The agreement is a step toward Canada participating in Europe's massive new defence procurement program, known as ReArm Europe.

Supporters of the farm have been camped at the property for weeks to prevent a cull.