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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    How to safely watch the April 8 total solar eclipse

    We're less than two weeks from a total solar eclipse passing over the eastern half of Canada. Here's how to stay safe while observing this spectacular celestial event.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elec

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the two-year-old calf to leave the shallow lagoon, depending on the animal's health. He says they have not ruled out attempting to put the calf in a sling and lifting it back to the ope

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer

    OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. The inquiry, led by Quebec jud

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Preparing for the solar eclipse: Shifty weather brings uncertainty

    Will clear skies prevail, or will clouds obscure our view of this rare event?

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    B.C. orca calf rescue team considers changing tactics to save stranded whale: DFO

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A rescue team working to coax a stranded killer whale calf from a lagoon off northern Vancouver Island is prepared to change tactics to save its life, including the possibility of lifting the orca out to the open ocean, says a Fisheries Department marine mammal co-ordinator. Paul Cottrell said Wednesday that all contingencies will be considered over the coming days after efforts by a team of experts and First Nations members failed to get the two-year-old to leave the lagoon. He

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Eastern Canada braces for heavy rainfall, ice amid threat of flooding

    A sizable portion of Eastern Canada will be hit with impactful weather in the days ahead, with freezing rain and a prolonged stretch of heavy rainfall for different areas –– elevating the risk of power outages and flooding.

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