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OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa during a three-day special assembly.

VICTORIA — Police in Victoria have arrested a man they say accelerated his car towards a pro-Palestinian protester near the British Columbia legislature over the weekend.

MONTREAL — Tributes are pouring in for celebrated Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois after he and his partner were found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica last week.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa.

OTTAWA — Stations: Repeats to fix pronouncer for Makinaw in second para --- The Assembly of First Nations is set to elect a new national chief this week in Ottawa.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

About five per cent of us are flat-earthers, the poll suggests, while 11 per cent say they think the lunar landings were a hoax.

Global Affairs Canada is announcing the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. The department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details in an update Sunday evening.

Four members of the Brodutch family were among roughly 100 hostages released last week during a seven-day truce that saw some Israeli captives freed in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

VICTORIA — Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it's calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday.