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Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up

Woman whose home was destroyed by tornado estimates 100 people came to help clean up

CARSTAIRS, Alta. — Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend.
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Union warns against Ottawa interfering in B.C. port workers strike as talks continue

Union warns against Ottawa interfering in B.C. port workers strike as talks continue

VANCOUVER — The union representing thousands of striking British Columbia port workers is asking the federal government to not interfere after business groups called for back-to-work legislation.
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U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland

U.S.-based remote vehicle operator gives timeline of Titan recovery off Newfoundland

EAST AURORA, N.Y. — The owner of a remotely operated vehicle that recovered pieces of the Titan submersible from the depths of the North Atlantic last week says his ROV found debris from the doomed vessel shortly after reaching the search site.
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Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

Two injured after pleasure boat collides with ferry north of Quebec City

SAINT-JOSEPH-DE-LA-RIVE, Que. — A woman was seriously injured after the small boat she was riding in collided with a ferry in the St. Lawrence River north of Quebec City, provincial police said Sunday. Police spokeswoman Sgt.
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Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

Two people still missing after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police continued to search for two people on Sunday, a day after they went missing following a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Quebec's Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash

Three children, two adults have life-threatening injuries after Quebec highway crash

SAINT-ZOTIQUE, Que. — Two adults and three children are in critical condition today following a serious collision between a transport truck and a passenger vehicle on a major highway southwest of Montreal.
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Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province

MONTREAL — Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days.
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Nearly 200 households in need of shelter after moving day in Quebec: housing agency

Nearly 200 households in need of shelter after moving day in Quebec: housing agency

MONTREAL — Nearly 200 Quebec households have been forced to find temporary shelter after failing to find a new place to live on the province's annual moving day, the provincial housing agency said Saturday.
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'Open for business:' Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority

'Open for business:' Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority

YELLOWKNIFE — The head of the RCMP in the Northwest Territories says one of his top priorities is recruiting more Indigenous members and staff.
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Sneakers of the House: Canada's MPs embrace comfort, style in office footwear trend

Sneakers of the House: Canada's MPs embrace comfort, style in office footwear trend

OTTAWA — You won't catch Omar Alghabra in a pair of Jordans. The federal transport minister has been loyal to the Adidas brand ever since he was a kid playing soccer in Saudi Arabia.
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