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KERANG, Australia — Local police say two Canadians have died in a car crash in the Australian state of Victoria. Victoria police say the incident happened shortly after midnight on Sunday in a rural area in the northern part of the state.

TORONTO — Critics of Ontario's premier wondering why her dismal personal approval ratings aren't prompting her to quit before next year's election need look no further than government-commissioned polling.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: The banks are doing just fine, thanks: Investors got a first look last week at how Canadian banks are faring amid a housing market slowdown and record consumer debt

CORNWALL, Ont. — Their lives changed in an instant that July day when the government letter arrived telling them that her work permit was not being renewed. For five years, Sheila Francois lived, worked and paid her taxes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

VANCOUVER — Lisa Partridge was 14 when she learned she was HIV-positive. The teenager living in Comox, B.C., underwent a tainted blood transfusion when she was an infant in Romania.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket purchased in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Aug.

KELOWNA, B.C. — A wildfire burning about 20 kilometres east of Kelowna, B.C., forcing about 1,000 people from their homes, remains out of control.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent Connor Brown to a three-year contract extension on Saturday. The deal carries an average annual value of $2.1 million per season.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says a teenager who was shot during an incident involving police in Mississauga last month has died. The Special Investigations Unit is not releasing the name of the 15-year-old male.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks were starting to resemble the team that won the Grey Cup last November on Saturday. Then they almost let the game get away. The Redblacks led the B.C.