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LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. — A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia's Okanagan region that quickly engulfed eight homes and damaged 30 other properties is believed to be human-caused, RCMP said Friday.

TORONTO — His handiwork may have been torn down, but a Toronto man who took it upon himself to build a staircase to help residents get down a steep park embankment says he's just happy his efforts have led to city plans for a permanent structure.

QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. — A British Columbia's man's relaxing beachcombing trip turned into a harrowing fight for survival against a grizzly bear that flailed him around "like a puppet." Randal Warnock, 57, said he was walking on Brown Island on B.C.

OTTAWA — There has been a "pronounced" shift in where the RCMP are arresting people crossing illegally into Canada, new figures released Friday indicate.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Agriculture ministers signed a $3-billion partnership with Ottawa aimed at strengthening the industry and developing new markets as federal officials prepare for looming trade talks with the United States.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says the northern port town of Churchill will have enough propane to get it through the winter heating season, but the future of the community and its rail link to the south remains unclear.

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MONTREAL — The family of a late Canadian man accused of masterminding the world's leading "darknet" internet marketplace said Friday they're having a hard time believing he was a hardened criminal. Alexandre Cazes, 25, from Trois-Rivieres, Que.

TORONTO — The Toronto stock market's main index closed lower, driven down by energy stocks as crude oil futures declined. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 81.51 points at 15,183.13, with the energy sector losing 1.

SHELBURNE, N.S. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at the cross-border Conservative campaign lambasting him for a generous federal payout to Omar Khadr, saying "domestic squabbles" should be left at home.