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Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Police in India say they are looking for three men in connection with the deaths of a family from Gujarat who perished trying to cross into the United States by boat through Akwesasne, Que., in March.
Government of Yukon issues flood watch after Porcupine River rose a metre overnight

Government of Yukon issues flood watch after Porcupine River rose a metre overnight

The Yukon government has issued a flood watch advisory after the Porcupine River rose more than a metre overnight.
Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal

Windsor mayor calls out Ottawa after Stellantis accuses feds of failing on plant deal

A multi-billion dollar deal that would see one of the world's biggest automakers build an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., is now "in question," the city's mayor said Saturday as he blamed the federal government for the impasse.
Funerals to be held for Quebec firefighters killed during floods in Charlevoix region

Funerals to be held for Quebec firefighters killed during floods in Charlevoix region

SAINT-URBAIN, Que. — Funerals for two Quebec volunteer firefighters who died earlier this month during flash floods in the Charlevoix region will be private affairs.
Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada.
Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers

Environment a background issue in Alberta election but may play role, say observers

EDMONTON — Few governments have seen as many environmental dust-ups as Alberta's United Conservatives in their four-year tenure. They tried delisting parks and opening the Rocky Mountains to coal mining.
'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees

'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees

Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alberta community hit hard by one of the dozens of wild
Haiti at risk of famine as farmers kidnapped, 'extremely bad' hunger fuels tumult

Haiti at risk of famine as farmers kidnapped, 'extremely bad' hunger fuels tumult

OTTAWA — Even as Canadian aid feeds thousands, the United Nations is warning that Haiti's political chaos is putting the country at risk of famine, as farmers get kidnapped and the desperate turn to vigilante justice against gangsters.
'Systemic difficulties' hampered review of Canada's cyberspy service: watchdog

'Systemic difficulties' hampered review of Canada's cyberspy service: watchdog

OTTAWA — A culture within Canada's cyberspy service of "resisting and impeding" independent review has frustrated efforts to ensure it is obeying the law, say newly released documents from the federal intelligence watchdog.
'The devil': Métis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return

'The devil': Métis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return

A Métis settlement devastated by an out-of-control blaze remains at risk as hot and dry conditions in Alberta's forecast threaten to worsen an already intense wildfire season. "That fire, I call it the devil.
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