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WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. -- Hundreds of people are being allowed to return to Loon Lake, B.C., more than a month after flames forced them from their homes and destroyed dozens of buildings in the community. Source

U.S. President Donald Trump will lay out a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan in a prime-time television address Monday night, according to a White House statement Sunday. The statement said Trump will be in Fort Myer in Arlington, Va. Source

On a large map mounted on a barn wall, hundreds of visitors are pushing pins to mark their hometowns. The pins cover the globe, literally from Botswana to Barrie, Ont., which is where Marc Francis sticks his red pin. Source

Comedians in Hollywood are paying tribute to one of their own and a trailblazer in slapstick, Jerry Lewis. Ontario-born Jim Carrey credited Lewis with being a major influence on his career. "That fool was no dummy. Source

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should maintain confidence in the immigration system even as thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the country. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trudeau said that none of those walking across the United States border would receive any special advantages in their quest to come to Canada, stressing to Canadians and would-be refugees alike that border hoppers must go through the usual security checks and immigration…

Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to stop the staff chaos at the White House and "build a team." Kasich appeared on CNN's State of the Union two days after strategist Steve Bannon became the latest to leave Trump's staff, and is among those who fear the turnover is hampering Trump's ability to notch a major legislative victory. Source

There were no shortage of antiques up for sale at the annual Sussex Flea Market, but one relic of the past flapping in the wind caused a stir among some shoppers. "I passed one stall and I saw they were flying the Confederate flag," said Katherine Piercey, a patron of the market. Source

A boy looks out the window of a private bus used by Mexican authorities to transport a large group of Central American migrants to a migrant detention facility in Veracruz, Mexico, late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) Source

KEELS, N.L. -- The body of a distinguished Newfoundland writer and historian has been recovered from a pond after a roughly three-day search. An RCMP spokesperson has confirmed that Patrick O'Flaherty was the 78-year-old swimmer who went missing in Barbour's Pond near Keels last Wednesday. Source

MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should maintain confidence in the immigration system even as thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the country. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trudeau said that none of those walking across the United States border would receive any special advantages in their quest to come to Canada, stressing to Canadians and would-be refugees alike that border hoppers must go through the usual security checks and immigration…