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VANCOUVER — First came the moths. Then came the drought. The trees of Stanley Park, typically the green jewel of Vancouver's downtown core, just can't catch a break.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — One extremely cold day last winter was all it took to cause widespread damage to Bill Redelmeier's wine crops.

VANCOUVER — The toxic drug crisis in British Columbia was a key factor in pushing the number of deaths of homeless people up by 75 per cent in 2021 compared with the year before, the BC Coroners Service says.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man found guilty of multiple sexual offences against British Columbia teen Amanda Todd should be imprisoned for six years, not 12, as requested by the Crown, his defence lawyer says. Elliot Holzman told B.C.

OTTAWA — Members of the House of Commons immigration committee voted Wednesday not to investigate allegations of obstruction of justice against Marco Mendicino, who was formerly in charge of the file.

INNISFIL, Ont. — An officer who worked with outreach and mental health teams and a veteran constable who was a trained crisis negotiator were identified Wednesday as the two police officers who died after a shooting in Innisfil, Ont.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police made an arrest Wednesday in the homicide of a junior college student more than 22 years ago. Guylaine Potvin, 19, was found dead in her apartment in Jonquière, now a borough of Saguenay, Que.

MONTREAL — The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is increasing across Quebec, but the rise is not as rapid as in previous waves and is not being felt in intensive care units, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The House of Commons committee investigating abuse in sport will reconvene next week to hash out how to expand its probe beyond Hockey Canada.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it fears the federal government will seek to keep some information from becoming public during an inquiry into the unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act.