Overview

• Quebec provincial police divers ended the search late Wednesday by finding the remains of three people in Lake Watshishou after the June 17 Airmedic helicopter went down.
• CSIS has opened inquiries into domestic intimidation and alleged plots linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, leading Ottawa to expand sanctions.
• Randeep Sarai, Canada’s new secretary of state for international development, vowed to improve spending efficiency and transparency across the nation’s $12 billion foreign aid budget.
• Fredericton police alerted homeowners to a scam in which fraudsters offer free attic inspections before fabricating damage and pressuring residents into expensive repairs.
• A growing public debate over Bill C-5 underlines the clash between proposals for faster economic growth and calls to meet Canada’s commitments under the Paris climate agreement.