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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...

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Birchbark canoe project connects generations of Mi’kmaq in Kejimkujik National Park

Rose Meuse never got to know her grandfather, but she pictures him steering a birchbark canoe through the waterways of Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National...

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Woman who saw police kill her ex-boyfriend says ‘he didn’t get the help that he needed’

Amanda Antle and Roy Freake with their child, Jack. Freake was shot to death by police at Antle’s house in Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L.,...

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Parks, lawns and baseball diamonds: How Habs fans are watching the Stanley Cup final

Despite pandemic restrictions and a cap on the number of people allowed at Montreal’s Bell Centre, Habs fans are finding creative ways to gather to...

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Google doodle pays tribute to Indigenous women’s rights advocate Mary Two-Axe Earley

The June 28 Google doodle of Mary Two-Axe Earley marks 36 years since Bill C-31 received royal assent, amending the Indian Act to...

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This 16-year-old is one of the youngest U of T grads — but she says it’s all been ‘pretty normal’

Vivian Xie has a lot to be proud of at the age of 16.  She’s skipped several grades, completed Grade 10 over a single summer,...

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Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records

A heat wave stretching across Western Canada, from B.C. into southern Saskatchewan and up through the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, is set to break...

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Canadian hyperloop company says ultra-high-speed travel between Calgary and Edmonton is feasible

Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has completed a feasibility study of the implementation of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. The company...

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Montreal police use tear gas to disperse Habs fans after series victory

Montreal police deployed tear gas in the city’s downtown on Thursday to disperse crowds shortly after the Habs victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. While the...

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Priest under fire after sermon on the ‘good done’ by Catholic church on residential schools

A Mississauga, Ont., priest is under fire after a sermon referencing the “good done” by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools, saying some...

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Yukon River Quest paddlers hit the water despite cancelled race, safety concerns

They trained for months, even years, to compete in the epic Yukon River Quest — and they weren’t about to stay put on dry land...

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Incoming heat wave raises fears for people living on the streets

A potentially record-breaking heat wave forecast for B.C. this weekend spells particular danger for people living on the streets, advocacy groups say, as they...

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Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at...

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Tourism operators to Albertans: ‘We could really use some visitors’

In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers...

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Biologist estimates helium balloons are ending up in Great Lakes by the hundreds of thousands

The plastic balloons we use to mark some of the biggest milestones in our lives — births, deaths, graduations, homecomings, engagements, gender reveal parties — are ending up in...

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Pandemic-era elopements, micro-weddings could be here to stay as couples find less is more

When Katey Mac thinks back to her large-scale wedding two years ago, she says one of her biggest regrets was not eloping. Unaware of a...