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    12-year-old missing from Fort Nelson in B.C.'s far north

    A 12-year-old girl is missing from the community of Fort Nelson in B.C.'s far north, RCMP say.In a statement, the Northern Rockies police detachment says Tayla McLeod was last seen Monday, April 15, at around 8:30 p.m. local time.She was seen walking along Airport Drive toward the Southridge Trailer Park in the remote community, which is located 130 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border and more than 1,000 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.Police say she was reported missing Tuesday.She is d

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  • EntertainmentYahoo News Canada

    'We Were the Lucky Ones' stars experienced 'overwhelming feelings of emotion' filming Holocaust survival show

    Georgia Hunter's novel "We Were the Lucky Ones," has been adapted into a limited series, now on Disney+ in Canada, with Joey King and Logan Lerman.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Métis Nation Saskatchewan pulls support for Liberals' belaboured self-government bill

    OTTAWA — The Métis Nation — Saskatchewan is pulling its support for a federal bill that proposes to enshrine its self-government over concerns about the other two groups it recognizes. President Glen McCallum said the legislation is holding the group back, and its members made the decision to pull support after a meeting Wednesday. "As the Métis Government in Saskatchewan, it is our duty to put the needs of Métis in Saskatchewan first," he said in a release. "Bill C-53 does not need to be part o

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    University of Sask. officially launches Canada's freshwater monitoring network

    Water is becoming a scarce resource and, unless carefully managed, the Prairies could be even drier than they are now, but a project officially announced Wednesday at the University of Saskatchewan is meant to help monitor our waterways, act as an early warning system and point the way to water sustainability.The Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) network is a collaboration between nine universities, along with water experts and government officials.Data is collected from 64 water observa

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    Boil-water advisory issued in Longueuil, Que., affects Saint-Hubert, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

    Longueuil, Que., has issued a boil-water advisory for a portion of the Saint-Hubert borough as well as for the municipality of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.A map is available online to see exactly which areas are affected.For those sectors affected, the city recommends boiling water for at least one minute before consumption, until further notice. The boil-water advisory is for a minimum of 24 hours, the city says in a statement.All water used to wash and prepare food, to make ice cubes and to bru

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    How to safely coexist with grizzlies as encounters increase in Canada

    A spike in grizzly bear sightings leads to question of how to coexist

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    Residents, leaders welcome Ottawa's plan to make former HMCS Hunter property available for housing

    The federal government's announcement to make the former HMCS Hunter naval reserve building available for housing development is getting a thumbs up from area residents and leaders.Liberal MP for Windsor-Tecumseh Irek Kusmierczyk, the CEO of the Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation Cynthia Summers, former city councillor Rino Bortolin and Downtown Windsor BIA chair and developer Chris MacLeod have all welcomed the budget announcement, saying it's a great move to get more housing in Windso

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