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The Canadian Press no longer using names in B.C. Amber Alert case

The Canadian Press no longer using names in B.C. Amber Alert case

Editors: The Canadian Press is choosing to no longer name any of the subjects related to the most recently lifted Amber Alert in B.C. The children have both been found safe.
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Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.

Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.

A firefighter has been killed in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the province this month and the fourth in Canada during this year's record fire season.
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Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal's new light-rail train line

Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal's new light-rail train line

MONTREAL — Lineups wound through Montreal's central transit station on Saturday as tens of thousands of people waited to board the metro area's new light-rail train system, with many showing up just to marvel at the new service even if they don't exp
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Industrial Relations Board directed to review and potentially end B.C. port dispute

Industrial Relations Board directed to review and potentially end B.C. port dispute

VANCOUVER — The Canada Industrial Relations Board was tasked with reviewing and potentially ending the British Columbia port labour dispute as of Saturday after the second rejection of a tentative labour deal sparked mounting calls for back-to-work l
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Metro stores in Greater Toronto Area close as workers go on strike

Metro stores in Greater Toronto Area close as workers go on strike

Toronto-area residents hoping to pick up groceries at Metro Inc. were greeted by closed doors and picket lines at many locations on Saturday as thousands of employees formally went on strike at 27 stores across the region.
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A list of stores closed in the GTA as 3,700 workers go on strike

A list of stores closed in the GTA as 3,700 workers go on strike

A strike by about 3,700 Metro Inc. workers represented by Unifor Local 414 has shuttered 27 grocery store locations across the Greater Toronto Area. Metro Ontario Inc.
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'Perfectly excited': Canadian scientists await first look at bits from asteroid Bennu

'Perfectly excited': Canadian scientists await first look at bits from asteroid Bennu

A group of Canadian scientists is awaiting delivery of an outer space postcard from the past. On Sept.
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Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

MONTREAL — On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block.
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Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests

Federal government struggling to get rid of millions of extra COVID-19 rapid tests

OTTAWA — The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of 39 million extra rapid tests for COVID-19 and is struggling to get rid of them without chucking them in the trash, an internal Health Canada memo shows.
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B.C. port workers vote to reject mediated agreement

B.C. port workers vote to reject mediated agreement

Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.
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