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B.C. mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this year safer

B.C. mom whose son died from wildfire smoke trying to make this year safer

As wildfires rage in British Columbia, the family of a nine-year-old boy who died last summer is trying to protect people from poor air quality due to smoke this year.
Îles-de-la-Madeleine pauses plans to impose mandatory $30 visitor fee

Îles-de-la-Madeleine pauses plans to impose mandatory $30 visitor fee

CAP-AUX-MEULES, Que. — Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine is pausing plans to impose a $30 fee for visitors travelling to the archipelago.
Federal Tory Leader Poilievre targets illicit drugs in B.C. hospitals

Federal Tory Leader Poilievre targets illicit drugs in B.C. hospitals

VANCOUVER — Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward legislation that would forbid Ottawa from "ever" granting provinces exemptions to allow illicit drug use in hospitals.
Trial of Winnipeg serial killer hears testimony from DNA expert

Trial of Winnipeg serial killer hears testimony from DNA expert

WINNIPEG — The only evidence police have pointing to the identity of one victim of an admitted serial killer is a bit of DNA found on a jacket cuff, a Winnipeg judge heard Tuesday.
Secret event in Ottawa, party in Montreal as Canadians mark Israel national day

Secret event in Ottawa, party in Montreal as Canadians mark Israel national day

MONTREAL — Ceremonies marking Israel's national day took on many forms in Canada, from a party-like demonstration in Montreal that drew hundreds of supporters of the Jewish state to a flag-raising in Ottawa held in secret because of undisclosed threa
Civil society at ‘high risk’ of cyber threats from state-sponsored actors: CSE

Civil society at ‘high risk’ of cyber threats from state-sponsored actors: CSE

OTTAWA — Canada's cyberspy agency says countries like Russia and China are increasingly targeting non-profit and advocacy groups, as well as journalists and human rights activists.
Trudeau to deliver speech at international union convention in Philadelphia

Trudeau to deliver speech at international union convention in Philadelphia

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to promote Canada's trade relationship with the United States in a speech to one of the biggest unions in North America next week.
Wildfire growth prompts another evacuation order in northeastern B.C.

Wildfire growth prompts another evacuation order in northeastern B.C.

FORT NELSON, B.C. — A wildfire just outside the community of Fort Nelson has grown as residents in British Columbia's northeast receive more evacuation orders.
Two-day Indigenous identity fraud summit kicks off in Winnipeg

Two-day Indigenous identity fraud summit kicks off in Winnipeg

OTTAWA — A two-day summit that kicked off in Winnipeg today will hear from Indigenous leaders across the country on how they're reacting to — and can come together to fix — what they call Indigenous identity fraud.
'It came from the sky:' Saskatchewan farmer finds hunk of space junk in field

'It came from the sky:' Saskatchewan farmer finds hunk of space junk in field

Barry Sawchuk doesn’t usually concern himself with space or the final frontier. The 66-year-old Saskatchewan farmer is much more focused on seeding.