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VICTORIA — British Columbia's Transportation Ministry proactively closed several highways on Saturday as another storm hammered the already saturated south coast.

QUEBEC — As the Quebec Liberal Party seeks to redefine itself less than a year before a provincial election, Leader Dominique Anglade wants the environment to be its main focus.

OTTAWA — The Liberals have promised to quickly reintroduce legislation aimed at reforming the Broadcasting Act, which has media experts cautioning the government against bringing newer media platforms under an old regulatory framework.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $27 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 30 will be an estimated $32 million. The Canadian Press

VICTORIA — The federal and British Columbia governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by flooding, while also promising to match donations given to the Canadian Red Cross.

Montreal police say they've arrested a second person in the stabbing death of 16-year-old Jannai Dopwell-Bailey. The suspect, identified by police as Andrei Donet, 18, appeared in court today on several charges including second-degree murder.

VANDERHOOF, B.C. — A senior RCMP officer says Mounties and office staff dived for cover on Thursday in Vanderhoof, B.C., as bullets smashed through their detachment office windows. Chief Supt. Warren Brown of the B.C.

MONTREAL — Indigenous leaders in Quebec on Friday denounced Premier François Legault for his decision not to meet with them during a two-day economic summit in Montreal.

OTTAWA — Canada is closing its borders to visitors from southern Africa after the discovery of a concerning new COVID-19 variant was detected in the region.

REGINA — A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop now faces a first-degree murder charge. Alphonse Stanley Traverse, 42, of Winnipeg, was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12 death of Const.