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ASHCROFT, B.C. — Here are some numbers on the wildfires that are burning across British Columbia: Number of fires: There were 220 wildfires across B.C. at one point on Sunday. Ninety-eight new fires started on Saturday.

JERUSALEM — Israel's Chief Rabbinate has compiled a list of overseas rabbis whose authority they refused to recognize when it comes to certifying the Jewishness of someone who wants to get married in Israel.

TERREBONNE, Que. — A neighbour who rushed to the scene of a deadly fire in a Quebec seniors' residence on Sunday said he could hear trapped residents calling out before he turned the corner and saw the building in flames.

RANKIN INLET, Nunavut — Mounties in Nunavut are treating the death of a 12-year-old boy who had been reported missing as suspicious. RCMP in Rankin Inlet say they received a report Friday that the boy had been missing for up to five days.

TORONTO — Following one of the worst losses in franchise history, J.A. Happ admitted the hole the Toronto Blue Jays have dug themselves prior to the all-star break will make it tough to get into the post-season.

MONTREAL — A Canadian mother of three who was injured when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in New York City is awake after spending weeks in a coma, her sister said Sunday.

OTTAWA — For anyone hoping the Liberal government plans to blow up Canada's much-maligned military procurement system, Patrick Finn has some advice: Don't hold your breath.

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Dane Cameron survived a wet and wild final 50 minutes to win the IMSA SportsCar Championship race Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Cameron held off Stephen Simpson in the rain in the No.

WASAGA BEACH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two men have been found in the waters near Wasaga Beach. Police have identified the two Ontario men as Dilvinder Lakhanpal, 27, of Caledon and Nimit Sharma, 26, of Collingwood.

OTTAWA — Long after Andre De Grasse had raced to his second victory at the Canadian track and field championships, the sprint star was still posing for pictures and signing autographs. "I signed someone's hand. Someone's neck," De Grasse laughed.