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B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO

B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO

ZEBALLOS, B.C.
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Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957

Statistics Canada says population growth rate in 2023 was highest since 1957

MONTREAL — Canada's population grew faster last year than it has at any time since the 1950s, amid a surge in the number of temporary residents, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday. The statistics agency says the population grew by 3.
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Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says

Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says

VANCOUVER — A federal government announcement that rental history could be used on a credit score is a "gamechanger" for those who have been faithfully paying their rent for years, said a longtime advocate of the idea.
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Diaspora community members tell of toll foreign meddling takes on families

Diaspora community members tell of toll foreign meddling takes on families

OTTAWA — Members of diaspora communities told a federal inquiry Wednesday of the ways that authoritarian governments make life extremely difficult for families when members dare question the regimes.
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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

OTTAWA — All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa's new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec.
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Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada's chief public health officer warns

Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada's chief public health officer warns

The number of confirmed measles cases in Canada so far this year is more than three times higher than all infections recorded in 2023, the country's chief public health officer said as she urged people to ensure their vaccinations are up to date.
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Climate change expected to drive shifts in urban birds, animals, bugs

Climate change expected to drive shifts in urban birds, animals, bugs

The mix of urban birds, bugs and other critters that humans have grown familiar with is due for a big shift because of climate change, a new study says.
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Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as 'so-called experts'

Conservatives blast pro-carbon price economists as 'so-called experts'

OTTAWA — Conservatives won't be taking advice from "so-called experts" when it comes to carbon pricing, the party said in a statement Wednesday after more than 200 economists signed an open letter challenging leader Pierre Poilievre's stance.
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Conservative premiers are lying about carbon pricing: Trudeau

Conservative premiers are lying about carbon pricing: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused conservative politicians across Canada, including premiers, of lying to Canadians about the carbon price.
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'Things are going to change.' RCMP report on response to mass shooting inquiry

'Things are going to change.' RCMP report on response to mass shooting inquiry

MILLBROOK, NOVA SCOTIA — RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme released a strategy Wednesday outlining how the national police force will respond to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives.
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