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TORONTO — A quick sketch of news-making members of the Toronto-based family of Omar Khadr: Ahmed Said Khadr Born in Egypt, Omar Khadr's father moved to Canada in 1977, where he met and married Maha Elsamnah.

Before the internet, before TV or radio, even before newspapers, there was an earlier source for news: the town crier.

LEEDS, Ont. — An 85-year-old woman from just north of Toronto is dead after a car crash in eastern Ontario. Provincial police say the incident took place just after 11 p.m.

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund expects Canada to lead the G7 for economic growth this year. The IMF raised its outlook for Canada as part of its latest world economic outlook update. It now expects the Canadian economy to grow by 2.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Residents of two communities evacuated due to wildfires in British Columbia have been allowed to return, but officials say it's unclear when thousands of others will be allowed to go home.

OTTAWA — Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins is announcing funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation — a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs from about 380 people seekin

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales hit a record high in May as they climbed 0.9 per cent to $61.6 billion. Economists had expected an increase of 0.5 per cent, according to Thomson Reuters.

OTTAWA — Washington state is exploring whether Canada's new infrastructure bank could help finance a multibillion-dollar proposal for high-speed rail between Vancouver and the U.S. northwest.

KELOWNA, B.C. — While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., has been pushing her body and mind to the limits and raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process.

TORONTO — OMERS Private Equity has signed a deal to sell software company Civica to investment manager Partners Group for 1.055 billion pounds or roughly C$1.72 billion.