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MONTREAL — Several Quebec communities were told to prepare to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as the province's forests minister warned that firefighters were on the verge of losing control of dozens of fires that were previously contained.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a flag on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning to honour Indigenous people who were forced to attend residential schools.

TOFINO, B.C. — A float plane with four people aboard crashed and burned on Vancouver Island Tuesday, killing two and injuring two others.

DAUPHIN, Man. — A woman injured in last week's crash between a minibus and a transport truck in Manitoba has died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 16. RCMP said the woman, who had been in hospital since the crash, died Tuesday.

OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the federal government to increase the tax credit for volunteer firefighters as they combat wildfires raging across the country.

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic.

AMQUI, Que. — A Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck will have a preliminary hearing in September. Steeve Gagnon appeared today in Quebec court where a judge set a preliminary inquiry for the case between Sept. 5-8.

TORONTO — Ontario Provincial Police say a multi-vehicle collision left two people dead and sparked a massive fireball on Highway 401 east of Toronto late Tuesday OPP Sgt.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, June 21, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — More than one in four Canadians told a polling firm this week that they have been affected by the record-setting wildfires that have rocked much of Canada over the spring, and more than three in four say they think there are more fires now t