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U.K. tabloids abuzz with Canadian's 'Loch Ness monster' photo (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Moving object was 'bigger than a Sasquatch but smaller than Ogopogo,' B.C. man says.
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Inmates among those under evacuation order as Alberta wildfire burns near Peace River (Thu, 28 Dec 2023)

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Trudeau dismisses plea from doctors to reconsider capital gains tax change (Fri, 19 Apr 2024)

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U.S. authorities recover 2 bodies amid search for B.C. kayakers (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office says it has recovered the bodies of two people from its waters, but their identities have yet to be confirmed. The discoveries come three days after a search began for two kayakers last seen off the shore of Sidney, B.C.
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'Contrarian' doctor a good choice to lead COVID-19 data review, Alberta premier says (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19's impact on hospitals now lead a review of pandemic-era health data.
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Toronto police chief now says he accepts verdict in Zameer trial as fallout continues over comments (Sun, 21 Apr 2024)

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Undercover wildlife officer with UV-inked turtles nets $35K fine for Calgarian making illegal imports (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Two years after border officials discovered live turtles, turtle eggs and turtle husbandry items in packages marked as “children’s building blocks,” a Calgary man has been fined $35,000 after admitting to offences under little-known federal legislation. 
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Former priest charged with sexually abusing children in Nunavut granted bail (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Eric Dejaeger was granted bail Tuesday while awaiting his trial on eight new counts of sexual assault.
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Caribou herds in B.C. and Alberta have grown nearly 50%, mostly due to wolf culls, study finds (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades.
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Canada Post refusing to collect banned guns for Ottawa's buyback program (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Canada Post is refusing to collect firearms that were banned by the federal government in 2020, complicating Ottawa's plans for a buyback program to remove 144,000 firearms from private hands, federal sources say.
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Sask. officials knew COVID-19 was spreading at an 'exponential' rate in 2021, but refused restrictions (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Newly released documents highlight what provincial officials knew about the spread of COVID-19 in fall 2021.
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This B.C. First Nation uses over 1M litres of diesel a year. They plan to replace it all with solar power (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
A First Nation in central British Columbia says it will take a step toward "energy sovereignty" when it builds what officials say will be the largest off-grid solar farm in Canada.
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Chef Michael Smith warns against deepfake LeCreuset scam using his image on Facebook (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
A deepfake video of P.E.I. chef Michael Smith generated by artificial intelligence is pitching an offer of free cookware in return for people's credit card details — and Smith is angered by Facebook’s lack of response to his complaints about it.
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Skylar Park set to lead small Canadian taekwondo team at Paris Olympics (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Skylar Park is officially headed to her second Olympic Games. Winnipeg's Park and Josipa Kafadar of Burnaby, B.C., were named to Canada's Olympic taekwondo team on Tuesday, becoming the first Canadian athletes to officially be granted their tickets to Paris.
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Filipino family gets 2nd chance at a life in Canada after paying $24K to unregistered immigration consultant (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Joy Thompson has finally reunited with her daughters in Canada. It comes after a CBC investigation last year uncovered a tangled tale that began in 2018 when they tried to get jobs in the country where their mother has been living since 2004.
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