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Wildfires have forced more than 800 residents to evacuate their northwestern Ontario First Nation.

TORONTO — Matthew Knies is good to go for Game 7. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube confirmed following Sunday's morning skate the big winger will suit up in his usual spot on Toronto's top line in the winner-take-all finale against Florida.

TORONTO — Scott Laughton has crossed paths with Mark Scheifele through the years. As hockey players of the same Ontario vintage, they run in similar circles from time to time.

MONTREAL — Quebec police say a man is facing second-degree murder charges after a woman was killed at a home on Friday in the Laurentian town of Lachute. Police say emergency crews were called around 2:30 p.m.

TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY — Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating after human remains were found in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, located on the Bay of Quinte. Police say shortly before 3 p.m.

KINGSTON — Kingston police say they are investigating a potential act of intimate partner violence after arresting a man who is alleged to have killed a woman.

NANAIMO — A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of a baby elephant has been certified as the world's largest during an event in the British Columbia city that bears the sweet treat's name.

Bruce Davidson remembers the E. coli outbreak that ravaged his hometown 25 years ago as a "strange dream.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province is sending almost 100 wildland firefighters to Ontario, where fires have been threatening several communities near the Manitoba border.

TORONTO — Ontario is increasing funding for its autism program to $779 million this year, the government announced in this week's budget, but advocates say it's not yet clear exactly where that money will go.