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CANADA: Hurricane Dorian cancels giant pumpkin regatta

CANADA: Hurricane Dorian cancels giant pumpkin regatta

The annual competition, whereby paddlers race in 'personal vegetable crafts', won't take place this year
CANADA: Shirtless man who tried to fight grizzly bear in Banff National Park fined $4,000

CANADA: Shirtless man who tried to fight grizzly bear in Banff National Park fined $4,000

"I think the judge said it best, when an individual creates this kind of dangerous situation with a bear, when they charge at him, when they throw rocks at him when they cause him to run into the bush, you are going to create an aggressive animal that obviously has the ability to do a lot of harm to humans and the public in general"
CANADA: Who stands up for Indigenous students on campus?

CANADA: Who stands up for Indigenous students on campus?

Since the TRC, many Canadian universities have adopted a top-down approach to Indigenization, but in many cases, the process lacks substance, prof says
BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers say Health Canada and big pharma are too close for comfort

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers say Health Canada and big pharma are too close for comfort

When drug companies and drug regulators, such as Health Canada, sit down together at “pre-submission meetings” this may have a negative impact on public health
ONTARIO: Education workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike

ONTARIO: Education workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike

They could walk off the job by the end of September
CANADA: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisis

CANADA: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis has resulted in the deaths of more than 11,000 people across Canada since 2016
CANADA: What each federal campaign is doing to limit their environmental impact

CANADA: What each federal campaign is doing to limit their environmental impact

The polls suggest that climate change is a major concern for Canadian voters
CANADA: Scheer says he will stand by candidates who have made mistakes if they apologize

CANADA: Scheer says he will stand by candidates who have made mistakes if they apologize

He says 'in 2019, some things that may have been said in the past are inappropriate today\
ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford filmed Ontario News Now videos at least 100 times

ONTARIO: Premier Doug Ford filmed Ontario News Now videos at least 100 times

Associate professor of political science at McMaster University said the videos are 'probably not a good use of the premier's time'
BEYOND LOCAL: Balancing social gains and business revenue in the non-profit sector

BEYOND LOCAL: Balancing social gains and business revenue in the non-profit sector

Do social enterprises come to view profit as more important than their original mission? New research suggests they don’t, and the cause remains a key component of their success