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OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to launch consultations this October on the criminal justice system's response to HIV non-disclosure.

TORONTO — The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada's first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in "magic mushrooms" on treatment-resistant depression.

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 July 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Britain is sending a military expert on the threat posed by Russia and China in the Arctic to work in the British High Commission in Ottawa. In a sign of deepening co-operation between Canada and Britain on defence matters, the U.K.

OTTAWA — Parliament Hill translators are crying foul over a House of Commons move to stave off "massive" worker shortages by hiring unaccredited, off-site interpreters.

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on July 29 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw for an estimated $30 million: 03, 08, 09, 15, 21, 27 & 31. Bonus: 33 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

Pope Francis has left the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage site in Alberta. More coming. The Canadian Press

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd said on Facebook that a "pedophile" had been blackmailing her for years, as she warned people about an account she said the perpetrator operated, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court.

An outreach worker on Vancouver Island says news of fatal shootings that police have said involved “transient victims” in Langley, B.C., hit close to home.