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MONTREAL — Four First Nations in Manitoba are working with the provincial and federal governments to establish a new Indigenous protected area.

SAINT-FABIEN, Que. — Health officials say eight people remain in hospital after a collision between a car and a bus Tuesday evening that killed two people in St-Fabien, Que. Dr.

Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Tories still have a small lead over the governing Liberals and have slightly widened the gap.

TORONTO — Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada's largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children undergoing procedures at the moment.

MILTON, N.S. — Geno Francis loved most things about fishing on the high seas, but his son says that in his final year, fear overshadowed that passion.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has lots of reasons to be losing sleep. Soaring living costs have Canadians lined up at food banks. The federal Liberals are anticipating a possible recession.

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Dec. 16 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $30 million: 12, 13, 14, 31, 35, 39 & 50. Bonus: 48 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.