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TORONTO — Canada's federal food inspection agency backtracked Thursday from its decision that wines produced in the West Bank and other areas controlled by Israeli forces should not be labeled as products of Israel.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Wildfire conditions in British Columbia are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,000 people from their homes.

WINNIPEG — Former United States president Jimmy Carter was taken to hospital Thursday after he became dehydrated while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, an international home-building charity he has supported for decades.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to tax steel imports again less than a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he believed Canada will escape expected steel tariffs imposed by the U.S.

TORONTO — Wines from the West Bank can continue to be sold in Canada with the label "Product of Israel," the federal food inspection agency said Thursday, reversing an earlier decision that drew condemnation from Jewish groups.

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has given Sears Canada the green light to immediately proceed with reaching out to potential buyers while it's under creditor protection.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Two people are facing charges in the case of a 48-year-old Six Nations man missing since June.

VANCOUVER — Cellphone distraction and confusion over a complex railway crossing caused a Canadian National train to hit an ambulance in Langley, B.C., the Transportation Safety Board says.

REGINA — Tests have concluded that about 200 cattle found dead in a pasture in southwestern Saskatchewan drank toxic water. Dr.

MAGDALEN ISLANDS, Que. — Federal officials are halting efforts to free North Atlantic right whales trapped in fishing gear following the recent death of a whale rescuer in New Brunswick.