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CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — He may not have logged the fastest time or even gone the full distance, but residents of a Newfoundland town agree the goat who unexpectedly joined the local weekend half marathon was the event's undisputed champion.

CHRISTINA LAKE, B.C. — The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary says all evacuation orders and alerts have been rescinded after a wildfire began burning close to the community of Christina Lake.

SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby, speaking before his largest crowd of the provincial election campaign, says he's making a tax relief election promise that will benefit more than 90 per cent of people in British Columbia.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is announcing more details on its existing strategy and funding to fight a rise in hate crimes targeting multiple communities.

MONTREAL — Some small Quebec municipalities are considering reducing the size of their city councils due to the challenges of recruiting candidates to run for office.

MONTREAL — The provincial Crown corporation in charge of liquor sales in Quebec says a computer issue resulted in all its products being temporarily listed at 30 per cent off on its website.

LANG, SASK. — Carla Beck steps out of her SUV with her two dogs and starts walking beside a lake near her hometown, the spot where she learned to feed cows, swing a bat and not keep her mouth shut.

OTTAWA — The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion demand from the Bloc Québécois to stave off an election for a few more months, but the stipulation may be at odds with the political and fiscal plans of the Liberals.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A mother in a community where the cost of living is one of the highest in the country says grocery prices are “inhumane” and retailers are putting profits ahead of people’s basic human right to food.

VANCOUVER — Canada's labour minister says striking grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver and their employers have reached a tentative labour deal.