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INDIAN BROOK, N.S. — It's been eight years since the body of Tanya Brooks was discovered in the basement window well of a Halifax school.

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — This small Nova Scotia town is reckoning with the long shadow of a criminal prosecution involving so many of its children.

WINNIPEG — Indigenous leaders called on the Manitoba government Thursday to declare a state of emergency and free up more hotel rooms for people who have fled northern forest fires.

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk believes less could mean more. Tired of seeing too many empty seats, the NHL club has made the decision to reduce capacity at Canadian Tire Centre by 1,500 to about 17,000.

TORONTO — The Ontario government posted a $991-million deficit last year — and said Thursday it had beat its 2016 projections by $3.3 billion.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Police say they're investigating after a racial slur was carved into a car in an Oshawa, Ont., parking lot.

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Sept.

HALIFAX — As the new school year begins, it appears most Nova Scotia school boards will have hired enough staff for the Liberal government's promised expansion of pre-primary classes for four-year-olds.

TORONTO — Canadians were captivated by the play of Denis Shapovalov at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The rest of the world took notice at the U.S. Open in New York.

TORONTO — Books about the young Emily Carr, suburban sprawl, and a bird's extinction are in the running for a lucrative children's book award. The TD Canadian Children's Literature Awards announced five stories in contention for the $30,000 prize.