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MONTREAL — Opponents of oil and gas development in Quebec say they're prepared to ramp up their fight amid expectations that the provincial government could release new regulations on resource extraction in the coming weeks.

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia company looking to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Canada's East Coast says it's seeing an uptick in interest since an LNG megaproject slated for the West Coast was scrapped last week.

TORONTO — YouTube is putting a bigger bet on its most successful Canadian creators with a channel dedicated to promoting local talent.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — This year there were no video calls to be made when Jhonattan Vegas won the RBC Canadian Open. He'd brought his wife and daughter with him so they could see him win the PGA Tour event — again — in person.

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) has acquired Aerobie Inc., a maker of outdoor flying discs and other sports toys. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Friday, were not immediately available.

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was upstaged by his eight-year-old daughter Ella Grace as the CP Canada 150 train chugged into Calgary Sunday afternoon.

Seven stories in the news for Monday, July 31 ——— PM, B.C. PREMIER TO TOUR WILDFIRE DAMAGE Justin Trudeau will see for himself today what hundreds of wildfires have done to B.C..

Toronto homicide is investigating a fatal shooting in North York. Police say a man in his twenties was shot just before midnight (near Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue). Investigators say he was rushed to hospital but died a short time later.

TORONTO — A year after Canada's broadcast regulator demanded that English-language TV stations devote more time to local news, some networks are now doing just that. Bell Media recently announced it's adding 5 p.m.

REGINA — A Canadian Tire staff member who physically removed an Indigenous man from a store in Regina is no longer with the company, a spokesperson said Sunday.