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From frost to feels like 30 — things are heating up quickly in Ontario
After days with a frost-and-freeze threat, temperatures will be heating up in southern Ontario this weekend. An active storm track will drag both warmth and moisture into the region, introducing a summer-like humidex
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Man stabbed to death in White Rock, B.C., days after similar knife attack in area
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — A man has been killed in a stabbing in White Rock, B.C., and police say there are "apparent similarities" to another knife attack in the same area two days earlier. RCMP say the latest incident happened late Tuesday, when a man was reported to have been stabbed near the White Rock Pier. Police say the victim died at the scene, and a search of the area did not turn up the suspect, who is described as a black male, five feet 11 inches tall, wearing a hat and a grey hoodie with t
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Your yard could be your last defence against wildfires
Some trees are highly more flammable than others. Here’s what to keep in mind before you start planting.
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B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province's Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start. The ban on Category 3 fires in the Kamloops fire centre will run from May 3 to Oct. 11 and will prohibit people burning three or more fires on a property at the same time, or any single fire burning a pile larger than two metres in height or three metres in width. Grass burns bigger than 0.2 hectares will also be banned, the servic
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'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday that the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed. "Having an argument with CRA about not wanting to pay your taxes is not a position I want anyone to be in," he said at a press conference in Oakville, Ont. "Good luck with that, Premier Moe." The Saskatchewan premier has pledged his province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural
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Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau
OTTAWA — As the Liberals try to reverse their political fortunes with the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ratcheted up attacks against his Conservative opponent on Wednesday, tying him to a far-right American figure. Polls suggest the Liberal budget released last week has yet to resonate — but Trudeau suggested it's still more of a plan than what Poilievre has on offer, other than trying to exploit public anxieties. During a stop to promote the budget in Oakville, Ont., Trud
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Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes. Just shy of half the respondents to Leger's latest survey said they had a negative opinion of the federal budget, which was presented last Tuesday. Only 21 per cent said they had a positive opinion, and one-third of respondents said they didn't know or preferred not to answer. Still, 65 per cent of those surveyed said the plan to sp
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