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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:55 p.m. The Northwest Territories is no longer requiring masks to be worn in public places in Yellowknife and three other communities.

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of Western Canada won't lift for days, although parts of British Columbia and Yukon could see some relief sooner. Heat warnings were posted across B.C.

GITWANGAK, B.C. — The Mounties say they are investigating a suspicious fire at an abandoned church in northwestern British Columbia.

SIKSIKA FIRST NATION, ALBERTA — Police are investigating a fire at a Roman Catholic church in an Indigenous community east of Calgary. RCMP say officers were called to the Siksika First Nation Catholic Church shortly after midnight.

YELLOWKNIFE — The government of the Northwest Territories says it will cover the cost to repair or replace homes damaged by spring flooding.

Forestry experts hope clear, blue skies hold over Western Canada as unprecedented hot weather pushes wildfire risks to levels just as record-breaking.

OTTAWA — A vaccine study in the United Kingdom reports that getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine four weeks after a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca produced a much stronger immune response than two doses of AstraZeneca.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites.

MONTREAL — Fans looking to secure tickets to a Montreal Canadiens game during the Stanley Cup finals should be ready to fork over a small fortune.

WINNIPEG — The president of the Canadian Museum for Human rights says a report that found additional sexual harassment complaints and a pattern of racism against Black men is concerning but she's hopeful change is underway.