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VANCOUVER — More people have fatally overdosed in Vancouver so far this year compared with the total number of illicit-drug deaths for all of 2016, the city says. It says 232 overdose deaths have been recorded since the beginning of the year.

TORONTO — When the hit Canadian game show "Just Like Mom" aired in the 1980s, some men expressed interest in auditioning and producers ended up doing a couple of episode with dads as well.

TORONTO — Two down, one more to go for Nik Lewis. The veteran receiver began the season fourth on the CFL's all-time reception list behind Hall of Famers Terry Vaughn (1,006), Ben Cahoon (1,017) and Geroy Simon (1,029).

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government ended its status as the lone holdout among the provinces when it signed a health-care funding agreement with Ottawa on Monday.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's education minister says it's "full steam ahead" with a proposed expansion of pre-primary classes for four-year-olds, brushing aside opposition critics who are calling for a one-year delay to ensure adequate staffing levels.

Toronto police have unveiled a new design for their squad cars after an earlier version caused some controversy.

TORONTO — An Ontario judge will decide by next week if a fitness assessment is required for a Toronto-area woman facing terror charges in an alleged attack at a Canadian Tire store.

MONTREAL — Another divorce in Canada's loyalty card sector has consumers stuck in the middle asking questions about the future of an industry still bruised by the actions of some of its largest providers.

HALIFAX — Irving Oil has donated $2.2 million to Dalhousie University to support a $64 million revamp of the school's engineering and architecture campus.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick police officer recently caught a ride on a city bus to nab people using their cellphones while driving.