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MPs voting on new Speaker of the House of Commons today (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
The House of Commons is holding a rare mid-session election for a new Speaker Tuesday, after the position was vacated by MP Anthony Rota last week.
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Extreme makeovers: Interest grows in converting empty Edmonton office towers into housing (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
This month, city council's urban planning committee will see a report detailing the options for an incentive program that would help developers convert underused office space into residential units.
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Effects of 2023 N.W.T. wildfire smoke will take years to study (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
Air quality in the N.W.T. is on track to be the worst on record. While the goal now is to collect the data, but the impact will take many years to determine.
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Accused in Nation River Lady murder ordered extradited to Canada (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
A federal court judge in Florida has ordered that Rodney Nichols, accused of murdering Jewell Parchman Langford in a case that went unsolved for decades, be extradited to Canada to face his charges in court.
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Former RCMP director Cameron Ortis pleads not guilty to leaking top-secret information (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)

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Polls open in Manitoba for election day, a stormy one in the south (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
It was a stormy start to election day in Manitoba as voters headed to the polls to choose the 43rd government to lead the province since 1870.
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Greenbelt 2.0? Why Doug Ford's boundary changes in Ottawa and Hamilton could make developers rich (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
The same day that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plans to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefitted developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton. 
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8 years ago, an injury almost ended Zachary Clay's gymnastics career. Now he's helped Canada make the Olympics (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
On Sunday, Canada’s male gymnastics team qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris for the first time since 2008 — and B.C.’s Zachary Clay was instrumental in that feat.
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More adults are taking medication for ADHD. Physicians say trend is a double-edged sword (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
New B.C. data suggests the rate of ADHD medication use among adults has gone up dramatically. Multiple experts say it's a trend that could be improving the lives of many Canadians — though some warn it’s a double-edged sword, since these drugs can come with health risks and the potential for dependence. 
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4 brothers looking to take field for University of Regina Rams at same time (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
The Regina Rams could possibly field a defensive line this season that some say hasn't been seen on the field ever before. The team can have four brothers walk into the gridiron. The four Sombachs are already practicing together at the University of Regina.
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Michel Bissonnette, VP of CBC/Radio-Canada's French services, steps down (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
In an internal memo to all staff Tuesday morning, Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, said the decision was made after "careful consideration and discussions that led to a mutual agreement."
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150 Sable Island wild horses died last winter, Parks Canada reports (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
Sable Island ecologist Dan Kehler says the horses are most vulnerable in late winter when their energy reserves are low and grass is scarcer.
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'Why pay double for everything?' Meet the adults who live with their parents (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
Multigenerational living is pretty common across many cultures — but there's a growing number of Canadians moving back in with their parents as a last resort.
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Northern Ontario colleges rely on students from India to survive. What if that revenue strategy fails? (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)
Colleges in northeastern Ontario rely more heavily than other schools on international revenue, notably from students from India. Developments including India suspending visa services in Canada amid allegations the country was involved in the killing of a Canadian Sikh leader show how policies and geopolitical landscapes can change at any time.
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Polls open in Manitoba for election day, a stormy one in the south (Sun, 01 Oct 2023)

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