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Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.

The union representing about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia has announced that its members have voted to reject a mediated contract with employers, in a move that prolongs uncertainty surrounding the province's ports.

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $28 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 1 will be an estimated $33 million. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were rescinded or downgraded Friday as fire crews fought back against wildfires that have ravaged the province.

SAINT-ANSELME, Que. — A mayor southeast of Quebec City says a body has been found in the river where a Ukrainian refugee was reported missing nine days ago. St-Anselme, Que.

Oilsands giant Suncor has warned the Alberta Energy Regulator that reopening a debate over mining an ecologically valuable wetland would play into the hands of industry opponents and upset the province's energy development.

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province won't pull funding from the Calgary Stampede after the partial settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the sexual abuse of young boys in its performance school.

WASHINGTON — The two sides in an enduring dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin are girding for battle again, this time in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

CALGARY — A 20-year-old Calgary man has been denied bail on four terrorism-related charges that allegedly stemmed from a TikTok video.

OTTAWA — Canada's new justice minister plans to tell his staff and department to move "expeditiously" to address judicial vacancies, an issue that had dogged his predecessors and resulted in a reprimand from the country's top judge.