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Evacuee numbers fall in Alberta wildfires as firefighters brace for hot weather

Evacuee numbers fall in Alberta wildfires as firefighters brace for hot weather

The number of Alberta wildfire evacuees dropped Wednesday, but thousands remain out of their homes as firefighters braced for hotter, drier conditions in the coming days.
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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier eyes Manitoba seat long held by Tories

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier eyes Manitoba seat long held by Tories

OTTAWA — People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in a coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba.
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Western Canada faces 'extreme' heat wave, with soaring temperatures raising fire risk

Western Canada faces 'extreme' heat wave, with soaring temperatures raising fire risk

A heat wave that's expected to push daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal norms is raising the wildfire risk in Alberta and British Columbia, where crews are already battling early-season blazes.
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Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek, B.C.

Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek, B.C.

CACHE CREEK, B.C. — Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says flooding in the B.C. Interior town is already the worst he's seen in 50 years, and he's expecting even more trouble as blazing temperatures forecast this weekend hit the snowpack.
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'Not on my watch': Seamus O'Regan rejects Liberals' disinformation resolution

'Not on my watch': Seamus O'Regan rejects Liberals' disinformation resolution

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is keen to tackle the problem of disinformation, but that will not include regulating the use of sources, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said Wednesday.
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Federal, Nunavut governments' Inuit employment plans not meeting promises: arbitrator

Federal, Nunavut governments' Inuit employment plans not meeting promises: arbitrator

IQALUIT, Nunavut — An arbitrator has sided with the organization representing Nunavut Inuit, ruling that plans by the federal and territorial governments to increase Inuit employment in the territory are not meeting commitments in the Nunavut Land Cl
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MPs unanimously vote to probe Chinese envoy's alleged targeting of Michael Chong

MPs unanimously vote to probe Chinese envoy's alleged targeting of Michael Chong

OTTAWA — The House of Commons has unanimously asked a parliamentary committee to look into allegations that the Chinese government waged an intimidation campaign against Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong.
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B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

VANCOUVER — An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched a vast swath of British Columbia's Interior says the blaze resulted in up to $1 billion per year in ongoing nature and e
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Canadians can apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall

Canadians can apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall

OTTAWA — Canadians who need their travel documents renewed before visiting far-off shores will soon be able to skip the line at the passport office, the immigration minister announced Wednesday.
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Canadian military commits to training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as war drags on

Canadian military commits to training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as war drags on

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Wednesday that Canadian military members and their Latvian counterparts will begin training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as soon as next week.
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