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Kids overdosing is a public health emergency, Canadian pediatricians say
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An alarming number of kids and teens have been treated for drug overdoses across Canada, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The report by the 2022 Canadian Paediatric Su...
Aug 17, 2023
In the news today: Encroaching wildfire prompts evacuation of Yellowknife
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Evacuation ordered for Yellowknife due to fire Residents of the capital of the ...
Aug 17, 2023
BC Wildfire Service warns of 'extreme' fire behaviour due to heat wave and dry winds
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the provin...
Aug 17, 2023
Is it sexual assault to secretly record intimate encounter? Ottawa case sparks debate
OTTAWA - Secretly filming and sharing footage of consensual sex constitutes a sexual assault, according to an Ottawa judge's recent ruling, sparking a debate over how courts view consent in cases invo...
Aug 17, 2023
Yellowknife residents ordered to leave as wildfire burns nearby
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of the capital of the Northwest Territories and two neighbouring First Nation communities have been ordered to evacuate by Friday because of an encroaching wildfire. The evacua...
Aug 17, 2023
Oceanographers say warming waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence affecting animal life
MONTREAL - From great white sharks around Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine to lobsters conquering new territory, oceanographers say the warming of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is having an impact on the creat...
Aug 17, 2023
Canada's social housing stock lags peer countries. Liberals called on to bridge gap
OTTAWA - If a single mother with a newborn baby starts looking for city-subsidized housing in Canada's largest urban centre today, she might see her child enter high school before they find a new home...
Aug 17, 2023
First person: The quest for an ancient colossus, in the wild rainforest of B.C.
Trees of breathtaking size surround us, draped with moss and lichen, as droplets of water sparkle on the tips of endless foliage. Decaying fallen trees have created a multi-layered understory that ens...
Aug 17, 2023
A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) - Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup, and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one ...
Aug 16, 2023
A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals
SYDNEY (AP) - Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup, and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one ...
Aug 16, 2023