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Public safety warning issued as toxic drug deaths in B.C. rise to 7 per day

The B.C. Coroners Service (BCCS) issued a public safety warning Wednesday amid "a recent increase in deaths caused by toxic drugs."The service says the number of toxic drug deaths has risen faster than…

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Turkey that terrorized Quebec town taken down by slingshot-wielding resident

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Tree removals in Vancouver's Stanley Park criticized as city cites 'imminent' fire risk

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As soccer icon Christine Sinclair prepares for last Canada game, generations of girls say goodbye, thank you

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Mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. leaves 9 dead, including the suspect, and more than 25 injured

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Canada’s unemployment rate dropped in January, but other job trends show the market is still weak

A falling employment rate and fewer people in the workforce highlight how fragile the job…

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Tumbler Ridge Shooting: 18-Year-Old Jesse Van Rootselaar Identified as Suspect; Updated Death Toll and Details Released

RCMP have identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C.…

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Canada CPI January 2026: Headline Inflation Slows to 2.3% as Food Inflation Surge 7.3%, Exceeding Forecasts

Statistics Canada reports that while overall inflation is easing, grocery and restaurant prices continue to…

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Mikisew Cree celebrate expansion of Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park

The Mikisew Cree First Nation is celebrating the expansion of Alberta's Kitaskano Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park, which the nation says will help…

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Waterloo region patients frustrated, in pain waiting for elective procedures to resume

Anne Vermeyden was counting down the days until her surgery. Vermeyden, 34, has been living for years with chronic pain from…

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Ontario gets road map for building 1.5 million homes in next decade

Ontario should aim to build 1.5 million new homes in the next decade by increasing density in urban and suburban areas…

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He loved his high school so much, he came back to teach. Now he's vice-principal

CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province's Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape…

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Finally ready to travel abroad? Returning home can get complicated

Many Canadians were forced to shelve their upcoming vacations when the pandemic first hit.Two years later, as March break approaches,…

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Veterans concerned former sailor compensated for PTSD linked to fire for which there is no record

When Allan Bell showed up for his monthly breakfast with former shipmates of HMCS Kootenay in Dartmouth, N.S., in December,…

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There's a big plan to slow erosion in the Magdalen Islands. But will it work?

An $11.6-million plan to slow the erosion of a vulnerable section of coastline in Quebec's Magdalen Islands will involve dumping thousands of…

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All traffic now blocked at Alberta's Coutts border crossing, says RCMP tweet

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters are once again preventing traffic from passing through the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta. Alberta RCMP…

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Public safety warning issued as toxic drug deaths in B.C. rise to 7 per day

Turkey that terrorized Quebec town taken down by slingshot-wielding resident

Tree removals in Vancouver's Stanley Park criticized as city cites 'imminent' fire risk