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Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms

Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms

OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to prevent bulk extraction of personal details from their websites.
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The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.

The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — The oceanfront home on Maui's western shore sits unscathed, family car in the driveway, its pristine red roof and well-tended yard an oasis of hope on a bleak landscape of ash and destruction.
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Corporate ethics czar opens forced-labour probes against Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel

Corporate ethics czar opens forced-labour probes against Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel

OTTAWA — Canada's corporate-ethics watchdog is investigating if Walmart, Hugo Boss and Diesel have forced labour in their supply chains.
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Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness

Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness

LAVAL, Que. — A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel — if extreme — way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island.
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LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rules

LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rules

Fran Forsberg fought years ago for a gender marker to be removed from her child's birth certificate. Now up against the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun and naming changes in schools, she says she's prepared to fight again.
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Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll

Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll

As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.
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OPP cancel Amber Alert after 3-month-old found safe, father in custody

OPP cancel Amber Alert after 3-month-old found safe, father in custody

ROSENEATH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a three-month-old girl who has been found safe. Police say the child's father has been taken into custody. OPP say the girl was found safe in Roseneath, Ont.
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In the news today: NWT officials turning residents back as wildfire threat remains

In the news today: NWT officials turning residents back as wildfire threat remains

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... N.W.T.
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'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis

'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home. The N.W.T.
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Without Trump, debate gives Republican hopefuls rare chance to build some momentum

Without Trump, debate gives Republican hopefuls rare chance to build some momentum

WASHINGTON — Voters across the United States got their first live prime-time look Wednesday at the bulk of the Republican field for U.S. president, absent the front-runner whose own hunger for power poses the only real threat to his ambitions.
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