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MONTREAL — A Quebec woman was acquitted Monday in the 2009 deaths of her young daughters after a third trial on the same murder charges, leaving unanswered the question of who killed the girls.

QUEBEC — Heavy rain across Quebec has officials monitoring rising water levels in the provincial capital region and ordering evacuations in some areas.

THE PAS, Man. — A paper mill in northern Manitoba is facing one of the largest environmental fines in the province's history.

OTTAWA — An Ottawa youth facing terrorism charges for an alleged plot against the Jewish community is now also accused of having explosives in his possession.

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is denying it was her decision to quash the hiring of Alberta's former chief medical officer to a new job at the province's health agency.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are shifting their CONCACAF Champions Cup game on Feb. 7 to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., because of a scheduling conflict at B.C. Place, the club's home stadium.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,622.71, up 93.56 points): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 75 cents, or 1.81 per cent, to $42.13 on 10.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks helped Canada's main stock index gain almost 100 points Monday, while U.S. markets were also higher. The market boost from what was perceived as a pivot by the U.S.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador will receive a federal equalization payment next year, marking the first time since 2008 it has qualified for the transfer aimed at levelling fiscal disparities among provinces.