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Fans of Italy's national soccer squad took to Canada's streets in raucous droves on Sunday as they celebrated their team's triumph in the Euro Cup final and shook off some of the last vestiges of pandemic-related public health measures.

LYTTON, Calif. — RCMP have set up three security checkpoints around Lytton, B.C., and they say there will be an update soon on the investigation into the cause of the fast-moving wildfire that destroyed most of the village. Supt.

OTTAWA — Few would disagree that living through a global pandemic for the past 16 months has been draining.

A recent cannabis recall could harsh some Canadians' buzz. Atlas Growers Ltd. is voluntarily pulling three product lots of pre-rolled joints that may be contaminated with yeast, mould and bacteria.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 12:20 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 and seven new recoveries today.

OTTAWA — Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra ordered Canada's two major railroad operators to step up their fire prevention efforts as of Sunday as wildfires continue to scorch British Columbia.

OTTAWA — The shaky video pans right to left, looking down on a village with mountains in the background before turning to a green river valley with destroyed buildings in the foreground.

The wildfire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., could be rebuilt to set a new North American standard in resilience to better protect people and property from similar disasters fuelled by climate change, a forestry researcher says.

WASHINGTON — The number of incoming visitors to Canada has been gradually increasing in the days since travel restrictions began easing for fully vaccinated, eligible travellers — and the country's border agents are expecting more this weekend.

TORONTO — A ticket holder in the Prairies won Saturday's $18.6 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in British Columbia.