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TORONTO — The fledgling Wolfpack have brought more than a few rugby league firsts to Toronto this year. On Saturday they found themselves in the midst of a scoring snafu by match officials.

WINNIPEG — The family of a young indigenous woman missing since last summer is devastated by the discovery of her body in a farm field near Winnipeg, but relieved to get some closure, said a Manitoba grand chief.

GRAVENHURST, Ont. — Two men have died in the crash of a small plane in central Ontario. The plane went down Friday along Highway 11 near the community of Gravenhurst in the province's Muskoka region.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack got off to a slow start Saturday but rebounded to overwhelm yet another part-time rugby league opponent, defeating the Coventry Bears 54-12. There was initial confusion over the Toronto score.

THREE HILLS, Alta. — An photo of a man in Alberta mowing a lawn with a tornado swirling behind him has been causing a bit of a storm on social media.

TORONTO — Olivia Chamandy nailed her last dive on Saturday to finish second on the women's 10-metre tower at the Canadian summer nationals diving competition.

TORONTO — One of the candidates for the NDP leadership race is quitting, blaming party insiders who he says don't want to see him win. Pat Stogran posted a video Saturday on YouTube, saying the inside workings of the NDP are "fundamentally flawed.

TORONTO — Jason Grilli got his name in the Blue Jays record books on Saturday. It wasn't the type of benchmark he wanted, though.

WINNIPEG — Brian Pallister will be working with other premiers to promote free trade during a trip to Washington in the coming days, but he's taken aim at the Alberta and Ontario governments in a video posted online.

TINY TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police say an animal believed to be an African serval cat was seen in Tiny Township, Ont. They issued a safety warning after a resident spotted the small, cheetah-like animal late Friday evening and called police.