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HINTON, Alta. — Comrades of a firefighter from Calgary who died while on duty in Jasper National Park stood on the sides of a roadway on Sunday morning as a procession mourning his loss rode by.

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unscheduled stop Sunday at Vancouver's Pride festivities but did not walk in the annual downtown parade. Trudeau walked a block in city's West End before the event's official start.

MONTREAL — A spokesperson for Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is fielding “a lot of requests” to join the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party.

VICTORIA — Two out-of-control wildfires in British Columbia's southern Interior have forced officials to issue evacuation orders for people at almost 100 properties.

OTTAWA — In a bid to import what some might call American-style politics, the Liberals are labelling federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre "weird" with a new line of attack borrowed from the United States Democrats.

HALIFAX — Funeral directors across the country are warning grieving families about a trend of third-party websites republishing obituaries for profit.

TORONTO — An off-duty Toronto police officer was shot Saturday night in the leg after he recognized a man wanted for murder.

OTTAWA — How old are you? What is your gender? Are you Indigenous? Are you a Canadian citizen? Do you have a family? Those are just a few of the data points that a new artificial intelligence system will use to determine if somebody might be at risk

EDMONTON — Bus tours for evacuees from Jasper, Alta., to allow those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire to see the devastation first-hand will begin on Sunday.

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is again telling Canadians to avoid all travel to Israel, citing an unpredictable security situation due to ongoing regional conflicts.