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VANCOUVER — British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Liberal Party is promising to cover mental health services under medicare and let patients see a registered psychologist free of charge.

NEW DELHI — Foreign interference at home and Russia's invasion in Ukraine are both top-of-mind issues for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he heads into the two-day G20 leaders' summit in India this weekend.

A Quebec man facing arson charges for allegedly setting forest fires during the province's unprecedented wildfire season will remain detained ahead of a bail hearing on Monday. Brian Paré, 37, of Chibougamau, Que.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's chief electoral officer says her office is dropping a formal investigation launched during the campaign ahead of last month’s provincial byelection in the riding of Preston.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy added more jobs than expected in August, but most forecasters still believe the Bank of Canada is done raising interest rates as overall trends in the economy point to a slowdown.

Canada's men's basketball team has accomplished its highest-ever finish at a men's World Cup, but staff and players are aiming to take those first-time accomplishments a step further: a medal.

LEICESTER, United Kingdom — Canadian international forward Deanne Rose has joined England's Leicester City. The 24-year-old from Alliston, Ont.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's environment minister says Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will remain closed until next Friday, after public access was shut down by two First Nations more than two weeks ago.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it has repaid about $589 million in debt that it used to buy aircraft. The company said Friday it repaid a $462-million loan from Canada's Export Development Corp.