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KELOWNA, B.C. — Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling.

VANCOUVER — First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the new health funding deal with the federal government will dovetail with provincial reforms to the system.

MONTREAL — The maker of online video game Fortnite has lost its attempt to appeal a Quebec court decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular game.

OTTAWA — Some people can't see the forest for the trees. Others can't see the hurricane for the lobsters. On Sept. 24, around 9 a.m.

CHARLOTTETOWN — The United States-based producers of a musical about Anne of Green Gables have filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that their show does not infringe on the copyright of Prince Edward Island's most famous export.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C.

WASHINGTON — Canada's border with the United States, the longest in the world and an enduring symbol of bilateral co-operation, has largely avoided becoming a partisan cudgel on Capitol Hill. That, however, may be about to change.

MONTREAL — Despite a deadly weekend for snowmobilers in Quebec, the province's snowmobile association says the number of deaths associated with the winter vehicles has declined in recent years.

MONTREAL — A tenant group is speaking out about the decrepit state of social housing in Quebec, which continues to deteriorate as the cost of repairs rise.