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b c s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come
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B.C.’s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come

This summer marks the third time in five years that B.C. has seen more than half a million hectares burn in a wildfire...

air quality from wildfire smoke hits dangerous levels in cities across b c as smoke heads west
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Air quality from wildfire smoke hits dangerous levels in cities across B.C., as smoke heads west

For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to...

singh hopes to build momentum on tour of indigenous communities
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Singh hopes to build ‘momentum’ on tour of Indigenous communities

When the evacuation of Neskantaga First Nation due to tainted water made international headlines last fall, then-chief Chris Moonias encouraged the prime minister and other federal politicians to...

rare eagle native to eastern russia spotted in new brunswick
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Rare eagle native to eastern Russia spotted in New Brunswick

The New Brunswick sighting of an eagle native to eastern Russia is generating excitement across North America’s bird-watching community. Forest Condo, a fisheries ranger with...

pump prices expected to continue climb as oilpatch eyes better days ahead
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Pump prices expected to continue climb as oilpatch eyes better days ahead

With oil prices recently returning to some of their highest levels in years, experts say drivers should prepare to pay even more at the...

regina woman who lost mother and grandmother to covid 19 says return to normal isnt possible
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Regina woman who lost mother and grandmother to COVID-19 says return to normal isn’t possible

Laina Tuckanow, 21, stands beside two dirt-covered graves in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Regina. They’re not marked with headstones or covered in grass yet....

liberals ndp could use a bump in the polls at each others
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Liberals, NDP could use a bump in the polls — at each other’s expense

The Liberals and New Democrats are holding duelling virtual conventions this week, with party activists debating which policies will appeal the most to...

covid 19 and n l s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election
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COVID-19 and N.L.’s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election

If rising COVID-19 caseload numbers and the spread of more contagious and deadlier variants of the virus were not enough already to close the door on a...

mps set to vote on motion to recognize emancipation day across canada
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MPs set to vote on motion to recognize Emancipation Day across Canada

It was called “the greatest freedom show on earth.” From the Depression era until 1967, annual Emancipation Day celebrations on Aug. 1 drew big...

how the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
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How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need

For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in...

the retail sector has a racial bias problem and this sephora survey suggests its costing it customers
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The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers

A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora’s Canadian...

coc has spoken to federal government about covid 19 shots for canadian olympians
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COC has spoken to federal government about COVID-19 shots for Canadian Olympians

The Canadian Olympic Committee has spoken to the federal government about having Team Canada vaccinated prior to going to the Tokyo Olympics.  In...

2 canada post workers in regina suspended after refusing to deliver epoch times
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2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times

Two Canada Post workers in Regina were temporarily suspended earlier this month after they refused to deliver the latest sample edition of the...

working from home during covid 19 these accountants have tax tips
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Working from home during COVID-19? These accountants have tax tips

If you’ve been lucky enough to keep your job and work from home through the pandemic, chances are you’ll have some new expenses to...

ontario seniors living in fear of covid 19 feel forgotten in vaccine rollout plan
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Ontario seniors ‘living in fear’ of COVID-19 feel forgotten in vaccine rollout plan

When the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in Canada, Ketty Samel and her 76-year-old husband Morris believed the end to the long months...