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'Safe travels': Evacuation order lifted for N.W.T. capital after weeks of fire danger

'Safe travels': Evacuation order lifted for N.W.T. capital after weeks of fire danger

YELLOWKNIFE — Angela Canning rushed to the highway Wednesday morning to wave at the stream of vehicles heading back to Yellowknife as an evacuation order was lifted three weeks after a nearby wildfire forced the city's 20,000 residents out of their h
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Airlines face growing pressure from pilot unions as threat of brain drain looms

Airlines face growing pressure from pilot unions as threat of brain drain looms

MONTREAL — Pilots are demanding better wages and benefits from their employers, raising financial pressure on airlines that are just starting to recover from the pandemic.
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Montreal-area police equip schoolchildren with backpacks that display speed cameras

Montreal-area police equip schoolchildren with backpacks that display speed cameras

MONTREAL — Children in the Montreal area are becoming living speed cameras to get drivers to slow down in school zones as the city charges ahead with efforts to increase road safety.
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After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'

After fleeing alone to Newfoundland, Ukrainian boy begins Grade 11 in 'second home'

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In many ways, Serhii Semenets is like any other 17-year-old starting Grade 11 in Newfoundland this week. He likes playing guitar, he struggles with Shakespeare, and his ideal dinner is a plate of poutine.
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Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

OTTAWA — A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don't think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept.
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Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost almost 200 points Wednesday amid a broad-based decline,while U.S. markets also posted losses, as investors fretted over stubbornly high inflation.
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Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,226.96, down 186.80 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $2.85, or 5.92 per cent, to $45.31 on 19.1 million shares.
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Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

Manitoba Tories promise another tax cut, Liberals promise spending and some tax hikes

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives promised a tax cut Wednesday for the second straight day on the campaign trail, while the Liberals promised $1 billion in new spending funded in part by tax increases.
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What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

What today's interest rate decision means, and what experts say is next

The Bank of Canada surprised almost no one when it held interest rates steady at five per cent Wednesday amid cooling economic data. Here's what you need to know about the decision, and what could be next.
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