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'It's their area too': How people in Churchill, Man., have learned to live with polar bears

Sat, 2024-11-16 08:29

Churchill is a remote northern Manitoba town that not only lives with polar bears next door, but loves it. That's because the predators attract the tourists who are now an important part of Churchill's economy.

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TikTok content creators worry that Canadian office shutdown will lead to app ban

Sat, 2024-11-16 05:00

After the federal government ordered TikTok to close its Canadian offices, content creators and influencers say they're worried that the shutdown means a full ban of the app is in the pipeline.

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Man found guilty of murdering ex-partner in hearing that brought jurors and detectives to tears

Sat, 2024-11-16 03:55

Late Friday night, in a darkened Ottawa courthouse, a jury found Jean-Bruno Fenelon guilty of first-degree murder for killing Marie Gabriel in a jealous rage as she was trying to kick him out of her house in March 2022.

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'Water to my neck': Woman saves boy who fell through ice in northern Sask.

Sat, 2024-11-16 03:00

A Saskatchewan woman is being called a hero after putting herself in harm’s way to save a young boy drowning in Sucker River Lake. The boy was taken to hospital where his temperature was regulated.

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P.E.I. cancer survivor's 'unbelievable' 120-km triathlon captured in new documentary

Sat, 2024-11-16 02:00

A new documentary is about to premiere that chronicles a P.E.I. woman’s journey to run, cycle and swim from the Moncton Hospital back to her home.

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Hamilton community leaders denounce hate after anti-immigrant demonstration in city centre

Sat, 2024-11-16 01:00

Less than a week after anti-immigrant demonstrators stood in the heart of downtown Hamilton, community leaders called for solidarity and denounced what they say is a rise in hate against newcomers.

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Tests show high level of 'forever chemicals' in Montreal firefighter bunker gear

Sat, 2024-11-16 01:00

The chemical cocktails that are emitted when modern homes burn, as well as foams used to extinguish fires, were long seen as the biggest hazards to firefighters. But firefighters increasingly worry that PFAS, which make firefighting gear more resistant to abrasion, heat and moisture, could also be hurting them.

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Jasper is home, but after the wildfire, I have to say goodbye

Sat, 2024-11-16 01:00

Stephen A. Nelson had struggled for over a decade to find a good, affordable and stable place to live in the mountain town’s severely squeezed housing market. Eleven days before the wildfire evacuation, he moved into a seniors’ lodge in Jasper, Alta. His new home was among the residences that burned down and now, living in a hotel, he is facing the reality that it may be time to move on.

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Toronto wants to ban paid plasma clinics, but 2 are already slated to open in the city next year

Sat, 2024-11-16 01:00

Toronto is declaring itself a paid-plasma-free zone — a designation that will likely do nothing to stop Canadian Blood Services from opening two clinics in the city's suburbs that will pay people for plasma donations in 2025.

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How Remembrance Day and politics collided — and what it means for the future

Sat, 2024-11-16 01:00

One of the most revered days in the Canadian calendar was caught up in controversy this week as a debate raged over the appropriateness of playing an Arabic song and invoking the transatlantic slave trade during Remembrance Day ceremonies.

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Small and rural B.C. businesses face shipping cost jump as Canada Post workers strike

Fri, 2024-11-15 21:22

Other delivery companies charge significantly more than Canada Post, business owners say, making the cost of sending some packages to customers prohibitively expensive.

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WATCH | Home sales up 30% in October from last year, but many buyers still priced out

Fri, 2024-11-15 19:15

The Canadian Real Estate Association reported a 30 per cent boost in home sales in October compared to 2023, with big spikes in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Despite the jump, many buyers are still priced out of the market.

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Claims open in $12.5M class-action settlement over WestJet baggage fees

Fri, 2024-11-15 16:06

A statement from Evolink Law Group says anyone in the world who paid a fee for their first checked bag on domestic and international flights during certain periods when they shouldn't have been charged has until Feb. 10, 2025, to submit a claim.

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Celebrated Nova Scotia artist Tom Forrestall dies at age 88

Fri, 2024-11-15 15:56

Forrestall won critical acclaim in the 1960s as part of a renewed interest in realist painting. His work can be found in major public and private collections across North America.

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Canada working with Biden team to finalize B.C. river treaty before Trump takes office

Fri, 2024-11-15 12:42

Top officials in Canada and the U.S. are pushing to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before Donald Trump becomes president. Trump has referred to the B.C. water system as a 'very large faucet' that could be diverted to solve water shortage issues.

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12-year-old Saskatoon boy sentenced for role in shooting death of 12-year-old friend

Fri, 2024-11-15 12:28

A 12-year-old Saskatoon boy who pleaded guilty for his role in the February shooting death of his 12-year-old friend was sentenced Friday.

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Former diplomat says it's not clear whether Ottawa asked Sudan to detain Canadian citizen

Fri, 2024-11-15 12:01

More than two decades after Abousfian Abdelrazik was imprisoned in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case says he still doesn’t know whether the Canadian government asked for the Montreal man’s detention.

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Automatic deposits, payments delayed at credit unions across Prairies due to network outage

Fri, 2024-11-15 11:49

A network outage affecting credit unions across the Canadian Prairies on Friday has delayed automatic deposits and payments.

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October storms in B.C. led to $110M in damage claims, insurance bureau estimates

Fri, 2024-11-15 11:42

Intense rainfall and flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. 

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