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The centre said the BA. 2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn't recently been outside the province.

Lightning strikes have sparked dozens of new wildfires in British Columbia, as thunderstorms brought mixed blessings to the province's battle against its worst fire season on record.

MONTREAL — A Canadian researcher detained in Algeria since February was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison, according to his lawyer. Kouceila Zerguine said Raouf Farrah has also been fined 200,000 Algerian dinars, around C$2,000.

OTTAWA — An artwork by renowned Canadian artist Tom Thomson at the National Gallery in Ottawa was splattered with paint on Tuesday as part of a protest against the federal government's response to wildfires.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding its recall of energy drinks to include more than 20 brands.

MONTREAL — A lawyer representing the father of a man killed in a fire in Old Montreal says the fact police are now investigating the fire as arson raises new questions for victims' families.

MONTREAL — A Black Montreal family alleges they were victims of racial profiling by Air Canada when they were removed from a Florida-bound flight last month after raising concerns their bags hadn't been loaded on the plane.

CALGARY — New documents suggest the Crown corporation behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is facing an uphill battle to finish the project on schedule in spite of mounting internal and external pressure to do so.

OTTAWA — The prime minister's problem-plagued official residence could be replaced instead of restored, though the government says its plans are not complete.

SHAWINIGAN, Que. — A child has been acquitted of assaulting his younger stepsister after what a Quebec judge deemed to be a harmless bit of teasing.