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QUESNEL, B.C. — A British Columbia man convicted by a jury of wilfully promoting hatred against people of the Jewish religion has lost a constitutional fight over the same issue in court. Roy Arthur Topham's lawyer argued in B.C.

OTTAWA — A judge is asking the Federal Court of Canada to halt disciplinary proceedings related to his involvement in an indigenous land-claim settlement where his family owns a cottage.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — All seven people reported missing Monday at a ski resort near Kamloops, British Columbia have been found safe.

VANCOUVER — A campaign to exclude police from Vancouver's Pride Parade is experiencing pushback from a group that says not allowing officers to take part risks undermining the positive relationship between the LGBTQ community and law enforcement.

Vancouver aquarium officials say they still don't know what killed two beluga whales last year, but the facility is pushing ahead with plans to expand its beluga conservation program.

OTTAWA — Veteran rockers Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers highlight a varied musical buffet for this year's RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Petty and company will perform on the final night of the festival, which runs from July 6-16 at LeBreton Flats.

TORONTO — Canada has dropped two places to No 20 in World Rugby's latest rankings in the wake of a 51-34 loss to the visiting U.S. Eagles. It's the biggest drop in the new rankings, along with that of No. 34 Poland.

TORONTO — A new study suggests more than half of Canadians, especially those with health conditions, are worried the foods they're buying are not what labels claim — and preventing falling victim to such scams can be difficult, experts say.

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THOROLD, Ont. — Police in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario are hunting for a number of venomous snakes. Niagara Region police say the reptiles were stolen on Saturday evening when a home was broken into in Thorold.