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100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — A province-wide state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia after dozens of new wildfires broke out on Friday, destroying buildings and forcing thousands of people from their homes.

YELLOWKNIFE — A woman from the Czech Republic who vanished while picking mushrooms in the Northwest Territories has resurfaced. Mounties say the woman walked into a search-and-rescue command post on her own on Friday evening.

TORONTO — Aaron Sanchez's return from a lengthy stint on the disabled list was short lived but some different calls from the home plate umpire may have made it a different story.

OTTAWA — Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse was banking on a fast time in his final 100-metre race before next month's world championships.

CALGARY — Canada's minister of Indigenous Affairs says she understands some families of missing and murdered aboriginal women are still frustrated about the pace of a national inquiry. But Carolyn Bennett promises the government won't let them down.

COLWOOD, B.C. — A man who was drunk and speeding when he ran into a police cruiser, killing an RCMP officer, says he would take her place if he could.

OTTAWA — The federal government apologized Friday to Omar Khadr, sparking fresh public debate about the former Guantanamo Bay inmate and a new round of political finger-pointing in a long-running drama that has left Canadians deeply divided.

TORONTO — Getting the opportunity to be a teammate of stars such as Craig Kimbrel and Andrew Miller, even for just a day, means everything to Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna.

MONTREAL — A Montreal man charged with murdering his wife in a suspected compassion killing was granted bail Friday.

WASHINGTON — The Canadian charm offensive in advance of NAFTA renegotiations will play out at one more venue before talks begin, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending a gathering next week of several dozen U.S. state governors.