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CHILLIWACK, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — British Columbia NDP leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference.

Picket lines went up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, and the employers' association says negotiations have stalled.

VANCOUVER — In the last provincial election, the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Conservatives fielded just 19 candidates — and received less than 2 per cent of the vote. Now the party's website lists a full slate of 93 candidates for the Oct. 19 election, covering every sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

RICHMOND, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — A British Columbia judge has given a former Canadian Army reservist a conditional sentence for posting a video online threatening the life of Richmond member of Parliament Wilson Miao. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to France next Thursday to attend the Francophonie summit. The meeting of French-speaking countries, which happens every two years, will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris.

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew more than expected in July, but the strength was short-lived as the momentum seems to have failed to carry over into August. Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ said Friday that real gross domestic product grew 0.

OTTAWA — The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2 billion deficit over the same period last year.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Valerian Labs says the Health sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ decisions to suspend and then cancel its licences to make health products were unreasonable and unfair, having relied on an uncorroborated "foreign press release."

Barbara Nolan launched a series of online videos last month to introduce the language — called Anishinaabemowin — to the very youngest members of the community.