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Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — An orphan killer whale calf escaped from a remote Vancouver Island tidal lagoon Friday where it had been trapped for more than a month, immediately swimming towards the open ocean and making calls for its extended family members, say overjoyed rescue officials. The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance. "It's been a joyful da
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'Breathe': Milla Jovovich, Jennifer Hudson and Quvenzhané Wallis tap into climate change fears in post-apocalyptic film
In Breathe, Jennifer Hudson, Quvenzhané Wallis and Milla Jovovich are in the year 2039, when the earth is left with an uninhabitable level of oxygen.
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Muggy air, storm risk build in southern Ontario this weekend
Temperatures and humidity are on the rise across southern Ontario as unsettled weather pushes into the region
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Ice, snow possible as storms sweep Manitoba, northern Ontario
An active storm track parked over the western Great Lakes will keep unsettled weather around as we close out April
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B.C. premier says public use rules should have been in place before decriminalization
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot project that the premier says should have been in place all along. The province has made an "urgent" request to Health Canada to make amendments to B.C.'s exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to give police the power to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Premier David Eby said during a
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Beneficial moisture arrives in B.C., thunder risk for Interior
A rainy, snowy weekend is welcome news in B.C. as widespread drought plagues the province heading into wildfire season
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'I just want to be safe': Ukrainian man in Canada faces limbo amid consular freeze
OTTAWA — The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old's youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing experiences of war behind him, he recently graduated high school, competes internationally as a rower and is determined to study finance in a few years. But his passport is soon to expire, and a recent decision to restrict consular services for fighting-age Ukrainian men has made him
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