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Border guards, Ottawa reach tentative deal days before travel restrictions ease

Canada’s border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of...

July 8, 2022

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How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state

Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...

July 8, 2022

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Smoke headed for Metro Vancouver, Stanley Park closed overnight as 241 wildfires burn across B.C.

Wildfire smoke is in the forecast for B.C.’s south coast this weekend, in addition to a heat wave, which in the wake of...

July 8, 2022

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Eye in the sky: Alberta startup touts drones as wildfire fighting game changer

An aerospace startup company near Edmonton has patented technology it believes can help step up the game of fighting wildfires and other natural...

July 8, 2022

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‘No relief in sight’ for wildfire forecast in southern B.C. as thousands remain under evacuation order

Thousands of properties in B.C. remain under evacuation order or alert Friday as hundreds of fires burn across the province, some fuelled Thursday...

July 8, 2022

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Alex Trebek honoured with Geographical Society grant program for emerging explorers

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Canada and the National Geographic Society in the U.S. are honouring the late Alex Trebek with a special grant...

July 8, 2022

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Dany Fortin says his ‘career appears to be over’ after his removal from vaccine campaign

The military officer who previously oversaw Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been “irreparably tarnished” by the government’s decision to abruptly...

July 8, 2022

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Canada’s building codes don’t focus on tornadoes — even though we see 2nd most in the world

Fran Ferguson said she often doesn’t take severe weather warnings very seriously, but something — maybe a feeling or the way the wind...

July 8, 2022

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Why mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers could help Canada fight a 4th wave

The debate over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers is growing louder in Canada as more countries move forward with the controversial approach in...

July 8, 2022

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B.C. declares state of emergency as wildfires grow, forcing more evacuations

A provincewide state of emergency has been declared in B.C. as wildfires continue to grow, forcing hundreds from their homes and putting thousands more on...

July 8, 2022

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Public health experts concerned by Alberta premier’s claim that pandemic is over

A maskless Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands, embraces Calgary Stampede visitors and stands shoulder-to-shoulder for photo-ops in a video posted to his social...

July 8, 2022

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Ottawa still mulling whether officials will attend Olympics, days before it starts

With five days to go before the Olympics Games kick off, the Canadian government still isn’t saying whether a federal delegation is heading...

July 8, 2022

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Search underway for unmarked graves at former Delmas Indian Residential School site in Sask.

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A weekend of searching for unmarked graves is now underway at the site of the former Delmas...

July 8, 2022

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OMA calls for COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Ontario health-care workers

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) says all health-care workers in the province should be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a news...

July 8, 2022