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WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — The man who guided searchers to the wreck of John Franklin's flagship may have one more surprise left up his parka sleeve.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — Full fathom five John Franklin's ship lies and of its bones are stories made. With apologies to William Shakespeare, few shipwreck tales have seen as much sea-change as that of the HMS Erebus.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — It's cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — A tiny dot of fuschia bobs livid against the deep blue Arctic sea at a GPS point known only to selected researchers and the few local hunters who guard it.

HALIFAX — For 185 years, the white clapboard church in Halifax's north end has been a gathering point for the African-Nova Scotian community, a place of worship, Sunday barbecues and winter coat drives.

TORONTO — A Toronto woman who organized a daytime wine festival for new mothers has found herself caught in a firestorm over the pervasiveness of alcohol at a time when heavy drinking is on the rise among women.

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Provincial police say two people are dead after their car struck a tank filled with carbon dioxide in Leamington, Ont., causing an explosion.

VANCOUVER — Valerie Nicholson believes she might be dead if not for Positive Women's Network. She was addicted to drugs and sleeping in decrepit hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside when she was diagnosed with HIV about 13 years ago.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket sold in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.