ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Heavy rain and record-breaking warmth in southwestern British Columbia this week brought back some bad memories for Abbotsford dairy farmer Matt Dykshoorn.

The unseasonable warm spell ushered in by a stream of moisture-laden Pacific air has set daily temperature records and accelerated snowmelt, with the Village of Pemberton declaring a state of local emergency Tuesday in response to flooding.

In Abbotsford, east of Vancouver, temperatures spiked past 18 C on Monday, thanks to the weather system known as an atmospheric river.

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Parliament stripped an imprisoned opposition lawmaker of his parliamentary status on Tuesday, defying a ruling made by the country’s top court in September.

After months of legal and political turmoil that saw , the decision by the Court of Appeals to unseat Can Atalay, a lawyer and human rights activist who was elected to the parliament in May while in prison, was read in the Turkish parliament.

The Constitutional Court had ruled for Atalay’s release, saying his freedoms and rights to hold office

OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog is ruling out an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent vacation to Jamaica, despite calls from opposition parties who say “lavish” trips should not be gifted, even if they’re from friends.

Konrad von Finkenstein told a House of Commons ethics committee Tuesday that he considers the case closed.

Under the Conflict of Interest Act, von Finkenstein can’t publicly disclose conversations he had with the prime minister, but he said that Trudeau’s stay in Jamaica was acceptable because

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana want first-time voters to prove they live in the state and additional verification of all voters’ addresses, prompting accusations from voting advocates that the proposal approved by the House could make it even tougher for some people to vote.

Indiana voters are already required to show photo ID when casting a ballot, and a law passed last year that tightened in the state.

Brad King, Republican co-director of the bipartisan Indiana Election Division, told lawmakers earlier this month the would

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MONTREAL — Air Canada has adopted measures to help travellers living with non-visible disabilities, as the carrier looks to improve accessibility after reports of poor treatment last year.

The effort, an international initiative known as the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program, allows customers to wear a sunflower lanyard that indicates to staff they may need assistance or have specific needs.

The move falls under Air Canada’s three-year accessibility plan, and comes after numerous reports of passenger mistreatment last year, including an incident where a man with spastic cerebral

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed modestly up Tuesday thanks in part to a rise in energy stocks, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.

Markets overall saw fairly little movement as investors anticipate a wave of economic data and earnings results this week, said Kevin Headland, co-chief investment strategist at Manulife Investment Management.

“The markets right now, at the start of the week, are really looking forward to that economic data.”

Coming indicators includes Canadian flash GDP numbers on Wednedsay, which