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OTTAWA — The Canadian government is again blaming Azerbaijan for escalating tensions in its Nagorno-Karabakh region, saying it is concerned about the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" for Armenians living in that region.

VANCOUVER — Saskatchewan and Quebec will both receive gold medals and be deemed co-champions following the cancellation of their 2023 Football Canada Cup championship game.

HAMILTON — Taylor Powell hasn't had any soft touches to start his CFL career. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' rookie quarterback made his first CFL start versus the unbeaten Toronto Argonauts — the defending Grey Cup champions — two weeks ago.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police are searching for the driver of a stolen pickup who fled the scene of a four-vehicle crash that injured six people, including two children, in Brampton, Ont.

TORONTO — The Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area was not set up to provide shelter support, but the head of the organization said that when dozens of asylum seekers began showing up at its door seeking help, it had to adjust.

OTTAWA — Environment Canada says a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area Thursday evening during a severe thunderstorm. It was confirmed near Metcalfe, Ont., a rural community about 30 kilometres southeast of Ottawa, just before 7 p.m.

WINNIPEG — The road at Winnipeg's well-known downtown intersection ran red as protesters gathered to call out government inaction on searching a landfill for the remains of two First Nations women.

ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured to meet a Brazilian government's expedition on the banks of the Itui River in a remote area of the western Amazon rainforest.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks will sport an Indigenous logo on their helmets in an upcoming CFL game. Conrad Plews, a Metis artist of Cree background, designed the logo that will adorn Edmonton's helmets Aug.

WINNIPEG — New specialty licence plates are to be available this fall in Manitoba to raise money for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit individuals.