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OTTAWA — The outgoing head of Canada's spy agency is joining an American strategic intelligence firm that is waging war against intellectual property theft.

QUÉBEC — A former Coalition Avenir Québec political adviser has been charged with electoral fraud by the province's elections authority.

The travel advice cautions that even peaceful demonstrations can turn violent at any time and can deteriorate quickly.

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

CALGARY — The rat-a-tat of hail was echoing through the terminal as Quinn White made her way to a gate at the Calgary International Airport on Monday evening. As she rounded a corner, there was a more disconcerting sound: running water.

OTTAWA — Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer says Canadians have a right to know how a man with links to a foreign terror group evaded Canada's screening process to immigrate to Canada and become a citizen.

VANCOUVER — A "grateful" emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along British Columbia's Chilcotin and Fraser rivers appears to have been averted when a massive lake drained overtop of a landslide.

TORONTO — After landing back in Toronto, Summer McIntosh says she would return to Paris if selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony.

VICTORIA, B.C. — A "safety plan" has been released by Victoria police that includes nearly $80,000 in overtime wages for officers as police and the city work to remove growing homeless encampments on city streets.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, 60, is a military veteran, retired educator and union supporter whose state shares a 885-kilometre border with Canada.