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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer, saying a government-imposed vote on the Crown corporation's "best and final" offer sets a dangerous precedent.

Unusual sightings have drawn the attention of various federal agencies since the early days of the Cold War.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Inuvik, N.W.T. on July 24 to continue talks with Indigenous groups on the government's major projects bill.

QUÉBEC — Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec.

OTTAWA — Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau is now the government's representative in the Senate, replacing Marc Gold who retired last month. Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation through the Senate in this new job.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the ocean.

OTTAWA — Some of the best-known Canadian cases of unusual sightings in the sky: May 20, 1967, near Falcon Lake, Man.

DARTMOUTH — Burrowing under seaweed and crawling around a large open-top tank at an ocean centre in Dartmouth, N.S., are two beady-eyed alien-like creatures named Moonmist and Bingo.

VICTORIA — The mother of a nine-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare neurodegenerative disease says she's grateful her daughter will get her medication back.