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That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song

That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song

VANCOUVER — The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops.
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Inquest hears killer acted on grievances, planned Saskatchewan massacre

Inquest hears killer acted on grievances, planned Saskatchewan massacre

MELFORT, Sask. — Myles Sanderson had a list of grievances and was ready to kill anyone who got in his way, a coroner's inquest into a Saskatchewan mass stabbing heard Friday.
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B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group

B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas' food source: wildlife group

VICTORIA — A British Columbia wildlife protection group says chinook salmon that form the key diet for endangered orcas are being caught in their thousands by trawlers, only to be dumped or turned into compost.
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Crown won't appeal Quebec woman's acquittal after third trial in daughters' deaths

Crown won't appeal Quebec woman's acquittal after third trial in daughters' deaths

MONTREAL — The Crown says it won't appeal the acquittal last month of a Quebec woman following a third trial in the deaths of her two daughters. Adele Sorella was acquitted by Quebec Superior Court Justice Myriam Lachance on Dec. 18.
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Affordability, U.S. election to top agenda as federal cabinet meets in Montreal

Affordability, U.S. election to top agenda as federal cabinet meets in Montreal

OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers meeting in Montreal next week to prepare for the upcoming parliamentary sitting will be told that they simply cannot be too bold when it comes to solving Canada's housing crisis or preparing for the impact of the ne
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Critics call for review of Alberta Energy Regulator over withheld liability study

Critics call for review of Alberta Energy Regulator over withheld liability study

EDMONTON — Critics are calling for a public inquiry into the actions of the Alberta Energy Regulator, after documents surfaced suggesting the agency downplayed the industry's environmental liabilities and withheld information on those costs.
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Court documents identify suspect in Old Montreal fatal fire, but no charges laid

Court documents identify suspect in Old Montreal fatal fire, but no charges laid

MONTREAL — A convicted killer who police suspect started a fire in a historic building that killed seven people in Old Montreal last March admits he was at the scene of the arson but says it was someone else who set the blaze.
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Freezing rain moves in for parts of B.C. in wake of snowstorm

Freezing rain moves in for parts of B.C. in wake of snowstorm

Freezing rain fell on British Columbia's Fraser Valley Friday, shuttering schools for a third day and hampering travel after heavy snow rolled through the region earlier in the week.
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Trudeau departs Iqaluit doing after something he rarely does — reflecting on his dad

Trudeau departs Iqaluit doing after something he rarely does — reflecting on his dad

OTTAWA — As he falls back in the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself no longer the front-runner. But far away from Ottawa, he spent his last day in Nunavut trailing behind a different kind of pack. One made up of sled dogs.
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Thin ice: Ottawa's Rideau Canal still isn't open for skating, despite cold weather

Thin ice: Ottawa's Rideau Canal still isn't open for skating, despite cold weather

Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend.
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