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B.C. regional district seeks emergency extension as winter water supply ‘uncertain’

B.C. regional district seeks emergency extension as winter water supply ‘uncertain’

Stage 4 restrictions are in place across a wide area of the Sunshine Coast
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Climate conference hears loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050

Climate conference hears loss of Arctic summer sea ice now inevitable by 2050

Expected to happen at least once by 2050, this would spell the end of an entire ecosystem
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Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions

Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions

The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy.
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Canada captain Christine Sinclair challenges Canada Soccer to step up in new memoir

Canada captain Christine Sinclair challenges Canada Soccer to step up in new memoir

‘My fear is that we will soon be surpassed by countries that support their youth programs’
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Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis’s visit

Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis’s visit

Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him.
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Colorado votes on decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’

Colorado votes on decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’

Legislation would create state-regulated ‘healing centres’ with licensed psilocybin ‘facilitators’
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VIDEO: Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost

VIDEO: Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost

Provincial ministers want federal funding boosted from 22 per cent of their health expenditure to 35
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U.S. election day? More like election week as experts warn of delayed results

U.S. election day? More like election week as experts warn of delayed results

Growing popularity of early voting has complicated the counting process
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Elon Musk mulls paywall for all of Twitter, according to report

Elon Musk mulls paywall for all of Twitter, according to report

One option is a pay-by-time model, sources say
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Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network

Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network

‘We have all heard about people being cut off their meds and then going to the street for their drugs’
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