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MERRITT, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A doctor shortage has forced a temporary closure at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Interior Health says emergency care at the hospital will be closed for 48 hours. It says services will reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m.

VANCOUVER — More than two dozen regions in British Columbia are under warnings as a heat wave expected to push temperatures into the low 40s in the coming days settles over much of the province.

CALGARY — Calgary is easing some outdoor water restrictions after a major water main break last month triggered a local state of emergency and forced officials to curtail water use in the city.

Dale Cousins was thrilled when he saw his body scans from before and after a new prostate cancer treatment. "(The doctor) said, 'Do you see any difference?'" the 79-year-old from Petrolia, Ont., recalled.

VANCOUVER — A housing project in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is being expanded from one city lot to four and will include community health and social services. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November's election.

WOODSTOCK, ONT. — Police in Woodstock, Ont., say a man is dead after he shot his partner outside a home then suffered an apparent gunshot wound.

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VANCOUVER — Environment sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has issued heat warnings for parts of Vancouver Island and inland sections of coastal British Columbia as the province braces for a heat wave.