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ST. JACOBS, Ont. — Fire officials say they’ve pinpointed the general area where the blaze that levelled part of a renowned farmers market near Waterloo, Ont., began.

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Troy Kowal is one of dozens of young hockey players whose skates, pads, helmet and sticks were destroyed by floodwaters that devastated High River, Alta., in June.

MONTREAL — The federal government’s historic multibillion-dollar infrastructure program has been lucrative for a few Quebec construction companies involved in illegal collusion, a witness testified at the province’s corruption inquiry on Tuesday.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating an incident in which they say an 80-year-old woman suffered a fractured hip after she was struck by police with a Taser.

OTTAWA — With the deadline to sign up for a spectrum auction looming and a major U.S. company out of the running, it looks doubtful anyone will burst onto the scene to compete against Bell, Telus and Rogers.

Some of the energy companies headquartered in downtown Calgary could see productivity losses after being forced out of their offices by severe flooding, but the good news is that oil and gas production are largely unaffected, analysts said Friday.

MONTREAL — Summer storms caused power outages in parts of central Canada on Monday. Environment Canada had issued severe thunderstorm watches for parts of southern Quebec and Ontario, where dozens of outages were reported.

WINNIPEG — Heavy rains across Manitoba have prompted flood warnings for the northwest, Interlake and southwest parts of the province. Up to 72 millimetres more rain is expected to fall in some areas over the next few days.

CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi wants Alberta Health Services to call off their dogs and show some flexibility when it comes to offers of free food or drink to first responders.

The Alberta government made the first billion-dollar ante Monday in a flood recovery effort that by all accounts will carry a staggering final tab.