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Air quality warnings persist in Quebec, Ontario and much of western Canada as wildfires continue to burn out of control in several jurisdictions across the country.

KYIV, Ukraine — Canada will spend $500 million to help Ukraine's military fight Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday in Kyiv, where he told the country's parliament they are in a battle for "the future of us all.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is leaving the door open for a public inquiry into foreign interference, but it wants federal opposition parties to work together to come up with its terms of reference.

MONTREAL — The next 48 hours will be crucial in Quebec's wildfire fight in northern and western parts of the province, with rain forecast for Tuesday but warmer, less humid temperatures expected until then.

Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis is about to become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university. The 12-year-old is expected to accept her University of Ottawa diploma for a bachelor's degree in biomedical science this evening.

MONTREAL — For Priscilla Bosum, the magnitude of what was happening to her northern Quebec home of Oujé-Bougoumou only sunk in when an evacuation order Tuesday night left her wondering if she and her family would ever see it again.

When Jennifer Austin woke up on Tuesday morning, her Ottawa home smelled like smoke, even though all the windows were closed. "I felt like a little bit under siege," she said.

Hong Kong's government is betting that Canadian companies and other overseas businesses will put profits over politics as it tries to lure talent and industry back to the city that has been cracking down on dissent after quashing a pro-democracy prot

TORONTO — Someone in Ontario is waking up $22 million richer. One winning ticket was drawn for Friday's Lotto Max jackpot. The jackpot for the next draw on June 13 will be an estimated $10 million. The Canadian Press

EDSON, Alta. — A town in western Alberta was under an evacuation order late Friday due to an out-of-control wildfire — its second such order this spring. Local officials issued the evacuation for Edson and parts of Yellowhead County.