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Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago. "Like I had never had a beer in my life, which is not true," Fougner said.

OTTAWA — The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.

WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border — but offered no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada.

LONDON — Five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team pleaded not guilty Tuesday as the jurors who will hear their sexual assault case were selected.

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner says if the province's penalties for drunk driving were in line with those in the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred.

COLWOOD — A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that's hiring doctors as municipal employees is "very close" to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.

The Prime Minister's Office hasn't confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come.

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Vatican announces pope's funeral for Saturday The Vatican has announced a funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square.

Serge Quevillon made it a point Monday to visit Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral to pay respect to Pope Francis. Speaking outside the cathedral, he said he vividly remembers a question the pope was asked in June 2013.