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VANCOUVER — British Columbia is on pace for the deadliest year in its unregulated toxic-drug crisis, with the BC Coroners Service saying another 198 deaths were reported in July.

OTTAWA — Recent statements by the CEO of a major oilsands company further the case for federal regulations to cap greenhouse-gas emissions in the oil and gas sector, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said.

Twelve of the 400 or so blazes burning in British Columbia are described by the province's wildfire service as "wildfires of note," meaning they are highly visible or pose a threat to public safety.

CLARESHOLM, Alta. — Mounties say an Ontario woman is dead after a plane crashed in a southern Alberta field. RCMP say emergency crews responded to a call Monday of a plane crash near Claresholm, Alta., about 130 kilometres south of Calgary.

The new women's professional hockey league unveiled its name and "Original Six" cities Tuesday, as well as outlining player intake process for its inaugural season.

TORONTO — Metro and Unifor have returned to the bargaining table a month after thousands of the grocer's employees went on strike across Toronto, the union said.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — RCMP say a protest at a drag storytime event for children at a library in the B.C. Interior over the weekend has resulted in one arrest and an investigation into reports of a separate assault at the scene. Cpl.

Toronto FC has loaned midfielder Kosi Thompson on loan to Norwegian top-flight club Lillestrom SK for the remainder of the 2023 Major League Soccer season.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a game-high 27 points and Canada overcame a sluggish first quarter to rout Latvia 101-75 on Tuesday at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Homicide investigators say the victim of what they suspect was a targeted gang shooting in Mission, B.C., has died of his injuries.