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As cellphone service has slowly been restored, the number of people missing dropped to about 1,300 from over 2,000, Governor Josh Green said

Also: Doug Ford refuses to back away from Greenbelt plans; Rent hit a new high in July; Ontario is first jurisdiction in North America to require naloxone kits in workplaces

At least 36 people have died after the fire took the Hawaiian island of Maui by surprise this week, fuelled by a dry summer and strong winds

The Conservative foreign affairs critic appears to have once again been the target of China, also Ontario’s Auditor-General has issued a scathing report on Ford’s greenbelt plans

The program would allow companies with a good track record to only prove that they require temporary foreign workers every three years, instead of every 18 months

China on Friday said it would also send a senior official to Saudi Arabia for weekend talks on finding a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine

The proceedings kick off an unprecedented prosecution of a former U.S. president accused of attempting to overthrow his country’s constitutional system

Also: Russian drone strikes hit another Ukrainian port; Pittsburgh synagogue gunman sentenced to death

Also: Russia and Ukraine trade attacks and accusations; National Bank takes on SVB’s Canadian branch

Canadian women fail to advance in soccer stunner