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Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.

Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.

Environment Canada has issued almost two dozen heat warnings for communities across B.C., warning people to stay indoors if they hear thunder.
Forbidden fruit: Don't eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC

Forbidden fruit: Don't eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC

OTTAWA — On the western side of Major's Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River.
Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade

Jury finds protesters not guilty of conspiring to kill Mounties at Coutts blockade

Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were both convicted on other charges of mischief and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. Olienick was also convicted of possessing a pipe bomb.
Water behind B.C. landslide is more likely to move over top than burst: minister

Water behind B.C. landslide is more likely to move over top than burst: minister

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
Mother blasts MPs on House committee for 'disgusting' treatment of her daughter

Mother blasts MPs on House committee for 'disgusting' treatment of her daughter

OTTAWA — The mother of a witness who stormed out of a House of Commons committee in tears berated Liberal, NDP and Conservative members for a "disgusting" partisan display in a letter Friday that she plans to share with MPs.
Massive B.C. landslide could mean new barriers for struggling salmon

Massive B.C. landslide could mean new barriers for struggling salmon

VANCOUVER — An expert on British Columbia's salmon populations says the massive landslide that blocked off part of Canada's largest sockeye salmon run has created an unprecedented situation potentially putting the already struggling fish at even more
N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion

N.S. Black community prays for wounded, including 17-year-old girl, shot at reunion

HALIFAX — A week after shots were fired during a reunion of former residents of a historic Black community in Halifax, a teenager remains in hospital with a bullet in her body, and a local church has organized a "circle of lament.
Another round of dry lightning expected in southern B.C. as heat returns

Another round of dry lightning expected in southern B.C. as heat returns

British Columbia's wildfire service says another round of dry lightning is in the forecast for the southern third of the province, coinciding with the return of hot, dry weather that's raising the fire risk heading into the long weekend.
Ottawa says Meta may still see Online News Act regulation — but CRTC wants more proof

Ottawa says Meta may still see Online News Act regulation — but CRTC wants more proof

OTTAWA — The Liberal government continues to insist that Meta may still be regulated under its Online News Act, as users continue to find ways around its news ban.
Four-year-old boy drowns in residential pool southwest of Montreal

Four-year-old boy drowns in residential pool southwest of Montreal

BEAUHARNOIS, Que.
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