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British Columbia declares state of emergency over wildfires
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian province of British Columbia has declared a state of emergency due to hundreds of wildfires burning across the Pacific Coast province. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Wednesday’s…
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Illegal border crossings in Canada rise from June to July
TORONTO (AP) — The number of border crossers entering Canada illegally from the U.S. rose from June to July, but remained sharply below the pace of last summer. Canada’s immigration department said this week the…
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Researchers look into Lake Superior algae bloom
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Scientists are investigating an unprecedented algae bloom in Lake Superior and have sent samples for lab testing to determine if it is toxic. Kayakers and other visitors to the popular lakeshores…
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Northeast governors, eastern Canada premiers meet in Vermont
STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Some governors from the northeast U.S. and premiers from eastern Canada on Monday called for the end of the trade war between the U.S. and Canada and a successful renegotiation of…
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Ontario allowing pot sales in private retail stores April 1
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s most populous province said Monday it will allow the online sale of pot this fall and the sale of cannabis in private retail stores next April. Marijuana will be legal across…
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Man charged in Flint airport stabbing wants trial moved
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport wants his trial moved to Detroit. A motion filed Monday by Amor Ftouhi’s (ah-MOOR’ fuh-TOO’-ee’s) attorney in Flint federal…
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Canadian police charge suspect in shooting that left 4 dead
Canadian police charged a man Saturday for the deaths of two police officers and two civilians in a shooting that struck a nerve in a country that has been roiled in recent months by several instances of mass violence.
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Shooting in Canadian city leaves 4 dead, including 2 police
TORONTO (AP) — A shooting in a small Canadian city Friday that left four people dead, including two police officers who were responding to a call of shots fired, struck a nerve in a country…
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The Latest: 2 officers ID’d in Canada shooting
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Police have identified the two officers who were killed in the small…
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Canadian police say two of the four killed in Fredericton shooting are police officers
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Canadian police say two of the four killed in Fredericton shooting are police officers.
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Police in eastern Canadian city of Fredericton say 4 dead in shooting; circumstances unclear
TORONTO (AP) — Police in eastern Canadian city of Fredericton say 4 dead in shooting; circumstances unclear.
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Saudi effort to punish Canada seems to have little effect
TORONTO (AP) — When Saudi Arabia ordered its citizens studying in Canada to abruptly leave the country it left institutions like Techno Canada in the lurch, forcing the small Toronto business school to scramble for…
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2 new exotic species identified in the Great Lakes
BRIDGEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Two new exotic zooplankton species have crept into the Great Lakes, according to researchers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Cornell University researchers confirmed the species are in Lake Erie. The…
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A look at escalating Saudi Arabia-Canada diplomatic spat
A look at the escalating diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia: HOW IT STARTED The dispute is centered on two Canadian government tweets that called on Saudi Arabia to release detained women’s rights activists.…
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Grieving orca still swimming with her dead calf in Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — An endangered orca is still clinging to her dead calf more than two weeks after her newborn died. Michael Milstein, a spokesman with NOAA Fisheries, says researchers on Wednesday spotted the 20-year-old…
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