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'It was joy': Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam to an area of the lagoon where members of the neighbouring Nuchatlaht First Nation tossed about 18 kilograms of seal meat into the water on Thursday evening. They witnessed her grabbing the chunks in i
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Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as Status of Women chair
OTTAWA — Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the Status of Women, saying they hope the change doesn't hurt their ability to work together across party lines. Members of the committee said they were disappointed to learn that Karen Vecchio, lauded as a collaborator, would no longer be at the helm. Vecchio was first elected as chair in 2017 and has served in the role for years. Her time as committee chair ended Wednesday,
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Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
SASKATOON — Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in the investigation. The search will cover an area of about 930 cubic metres at a depth of one metre. The search, which is to include dogs from the RCMP and Calgary police, is expect
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'City within a city': Montreal announces plan for 40,000-person neighbourhood
MONTREAL — After several false starts, the City of Montreal announced on Friday a new vision to redevelop a former horse racing track into a neighbourhood for up to 40,000 people. Calling the project a "city within a city," Mayor Valérie Plante said half the 20,000 units planned for the site in and around the old Hippodrome will be reserved for affordable housing. For years city officials have tried to build on the site — the most recent failure was in the fall in 2022, when Plante couldn't get
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Seven times weather unexpectedly changed the course of history
History books are full of tragic storms, but there are plenty of major global events that were silently shaped by the weather on those fateful days.
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Hockey fans score a win with Canadian playoff weather this weekend
Fans will flock to see four Canadian teams duke it out this weekend as the NHL playoffs begin
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Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan
EDMONTON — Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests. "Based on this lack of progress, it doesn't appear that Alberta has an active climate plan," Simon Dyer of the clean energy think-tank Pembina Institute said Friday. "It's a plan in name only." Alberta Environment and Protected Areas was not immediately able to offer a comment on the Pembina report. On April 19, 2023, the United Conservative Party governmen
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