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As deadly wildfires raged in the Canadian province of Manitoba this summer, Republican lawmakers in nearby US states penned letters asking that Canada be held accountable for the smoke drifting south.

"The IDF is aware of a claim regarding casualties in the area, however the number of casualties does not align with the information held by the IDF," it added.

Perth and Kinross Council has elected a new leader after the man who previously held the role was charged with embezzlement and resigned.

"I've spoken to people. It helped. You let your feelings out. I didn't do that - I held them in and then it builds up."

The widely held view of researchers worldwide is that there is no single cause of autism, a complex condition scientists say is caused by a host of genetic and non-genetic factors.