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SASKATOON, Sask. — A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire.

When a father and son were arrested this summer in Ontario over an alleged terrorist plot, U.S. authorities say the news spooked a 20-year-old Pakistani national and Canadian resident named Muhammad Shahzeb Khan.

WINNIPEG — Tributes poured in Friday for Grand Chief Cathy Merrick of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who died after collapsing outside the Winnipeg Law Courts building.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Official Opposition BC United party says it will run some candidates in the Oct. 19 election despite recently suspending its "full provincewide" campaign to throw its support behind the surging B.C. Conservative Party.

VANCOUVER — People struggling with brain injuries, addictions and mental health issues need "dignified and humane" support services if they're committed against their will, and B.C.

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs.

WASHINGTON — YouTube says the channels of a far-right Canadian influencer have been removed after U.S.

OTTAWA — The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content.

OTTAWA — The former governor of the Bank of Canada who has long been touted as a possible Liberal candidate or successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C.

MONTREAL — Brewing company Molson Coors says it is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and taking a "broader view" in which all employees know they are welcome, but groups representing the LGBTQ+ community say the move is a step bac