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DAUPHIN, MAN. — The legacies of some of the 16 seniors killed in a bus crash are living on in a western Manitoba community, as their clothing and food items are donated to those in need.

OTTAWA — A new process for how the Canadian Judicial Council will review misconduct allegations against judges has been written into the law.

OTTAWA — The federal minister responsible for the much-criticized access-to-information system says her focus is on improving service amid growing calls to go further and rewrite the transparency law.

BANFF, Alta. — A final report on a five-year project to bring plains bison back to Banff National Park in Alberta says the herd will stay on the mountain landscape.

OTTAWA — A massive overhaul of Centre Block on Parliament Hill is expected to be completed by 2031 and open to the public by 2032.

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

MONTREAL — Eighteen-year-old Hunter Sousa from Maine celebrated his high school graduation by hopping in a truck and heading to Nova Scotia to fight the biggest forest fire in the province's history.

WASHINGTON — Harleigh Walker is just an ordinary American high school kid, but with one important difference: how she's spending her summer vacation.

For the first time in its decade-long history, the Pride festival in Timmins, Ont., had to budget for security this year. Previously, there had been no online threats, no reason to believe safety was any issue.

MONTREAL — A northern Quebec city and a Cree community have ordered to residents to leave their homes as the areas face the threat of forest fires.