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MONTREAL — Elated French fans burst out of bars and into the streets of Montreal on Sunday, as a celebration of their soccer team's World Cup victory turned into an joyful dance party.

Four stories in the news for Monday, July 16 ——— THE HAZARDS OF DIVERSIFYING AWAY FROM THE U.S.

SIDNEY, B.C. — The passenger ferry departs the pier at the north end of Beacon Avenue in Sidney, B.C., bound for the long, thin sandbar that marks Sidney Spit.

A New Brunswick-based whale rescue team has freed an entangled humpback whale calf in the group's first emergency response since one of its members died during a rescue last year.

OTTAWA — A federal watchdog has dismissed complaints that a mass-shooting survivor broke the rules by working with an advocacy group to lobby for gun policy changes while also serving as a member of the Liberal government's firearms advisory committe

HAMILTON — Ray Emery, the former NHL goaltender whose career spanned more than a decade and included stops in Ottawa, Chicago and Philadelphia, drowned in Hamilton Harbour on Sunday, police said. Insp.

BANFF, Alta. — Several Indigenous elders are to be flown by helicopter into the backcountry of Banff National Park today for a blessing ceremony as officials prepare to let recently reintroduced bison roam free.

CALGARY — Brazilian bull rider Marcos Gloria made the most of his second chance to win $100,000 at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday.

--- "Ray's smile and intelligence made him a magnetic personality. You always rooted for him to reach his vast potential even as he went through the many ups and downs of his playing career." — Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas.

Montreal-based La Presse news group says it has officially adopted a not-for-profit structure.