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News Articles: Canada

A burnt landscape caused by wildfires is pictured near Entrance, Wild Hay area, Alberta, Canada on May 10, 2023. Canada struggled on May 8, 2023, to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and razed towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help.

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  • Environment

Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks

Thousands have been forced to evacuate an area of Canada's Nova Scotia region as wildfires take hold. This comes only weeks after a string of serious wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Jacobs
Smoke from the Tantallon wildfire rises over houses in nearby Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

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  • World

Destructive Nova Scotia wildfires force thousands of Canadians to flee their homes

More than a dozen fires were continuing to burn on Tuesday, and officials said over 16,000 people had evacuated under a mandatory order.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A memorial pays tribute to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Heidi Stevenson, a mother of two and a 23-year veteran of the force, along the highway in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

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  • World

Report questions the Mounties in a probe examining the Nova Scotia mass shootings

A public inquiry recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's central role in the country's policing.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
President Biden meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City during the North American Leaders' Summit in January.

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  • Politics

Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez

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  • Music Features

After allegations against Win Butler, an existential crisis lingers for Montréal

Ever since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by several people in 2022, Arcade Fire's hometown scene has struggled with how to respond.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Yara El-Soueidi
Kiska, Marineland's last living orca, is seen at the amusement park in 2012.

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  • Science

Kiska, 'the loneliest whale in the world,' dies at Canada amusement park

Canada's last captive killer whale died on Thursday at Marineland, according to local media. The orca, who has been in captivity since she was about 3 years old, was 47.

March 12, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
A car hauler carrying Chrysler Pacificas' approaches the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, Michigan,on October 5, 2018 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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  • Business

After years of decline, the auto industry in Canada is making a comeback

Ontario is one of the largest car producers in North America. But after years of job losses and plant closures, the Canadian province is now betting on electric vehicles to grow its auto sector.

March 12, 2023
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
A Canadian judge ruled that offending someone is not a crime after two neighbors got into a verbal dispute.

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  • World

Canada rules that flipping the middle finger is a 'God-given' right

A recent court case between two rival neighbors near Montreal boiled down to whether flipping someone off is considered a crime.

March 10, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, March 6, 2023.

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  • World

Canada announces a probe to examine possible Chinese election interference

The announcement of a probe of possible Chinese influence in Canadian elections follows a newspaper report stating that China preferred to see Trudeau's Liberals re-elected in the 2021 election.

March 07, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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  • Business

Nordstrom says it will close its Canadian stores and cut 2,500 jobs

Nordstrom chief executive Erik Nordstrom said the Seattle-based retailer is exiting Canada because it does not see a realistic path to profitability for the business in the country.

March 03, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions at an announcement in Mississauga, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.

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  • Technology

Citing security concerns, Canada bans TikTok on government devices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government's ban of TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices might be a first step to further action or that it might be it.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Sailors recovered debris from the Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast. The other objects shot down has not been recovered.

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  • National Security

U.S. and Canada call off search for unidentified airborne objects that were shot down

Both the U.S. and Canada have called off searches for three unidentified airborne objects shot down over North America. No debris has been found.

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
A polar bear walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, on Aug. 23, 2010. Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a new government survey released Thursday found.

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  • Climate

Polar bears in a key region of Canada are in sharp decline, a new survey shows

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers, a government survey has found. Females and bear cubs are having an especially hard time.

December 23, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Winnipeg Police Inspector Shawn Pike provides an update to an ongoing homicide investigation in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

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  • Race

A Canadian man is charged in the deaths of 3 more Indigenous women

Police alleged Thursday that a Canadian man previously charged with murdering an Indigenous woman also killed three other women — two also confirmed to be Indigenous and one believed to be.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the NATO summit in Hertford, England, on Dec. 4, 2019. On Friday, he announced a national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns.

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  • Politics

Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada

It's also now forbidden to bring newly acquired handguns into the country. "We have seen too many examples of horrific tragedies involving firearms," the Canadian prime minister said.

October 21, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
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