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Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire

Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire

Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna.
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Liberals look to tackle international student rackets as part of housing crisis

Liberals look to tackle international student rackets as part of housing crisis

OTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers are suggesting the federal government is ready to tackle long-standing problems related to the international student program, including cases of fraud and exploitation by shady educational institutions.
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Saskatchewan's pronoun and naming changes at school part of larger trend: professor

Saskatchewan's pronoun and naming changes at school part of larger trend: professor

REGINA — A professor who researches sexual and gender youth issues says he's concerned naming and pronoun changes in Saskatchewan schools could cause other governments in Canada to adopt similar policies.
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LeBlanc to update Trudeau on government's response to Emergencies Act report

LeBlanc to update Trudeau on government's response to Emergencies Act report

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the prime minister will soon receive his report outlining the response to recommendations from a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act.
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Mobile debit payments in stores jump 53 per cent over past year: Interac

Mobile debit payments in stores jump 53 per cent over past year: Interac

TORONTO — Interac says mobile debit payments in stores jumped 53 per cent over the past 12 months, while e-commerce purchases rose 17 per cent.
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Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated

Canada's Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated

NEW YORK — Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spain's Pedro Martinez on Wednesday.
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N.B. doubles down on LGBTQ school policy after report says it violates Charter rights

N.B. doubles down on LGBTQ school policy after report says it violates Charter rights

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is maintaining the central elements of its policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools despite a report saying the policy violates the Charter rights of children.
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Metro filing labour complaint against Unifor amid ongoing strike, warehouse picket

Metro filing labour complaint against Unifor amid ongoing strike, warehouse picket

TORONTO — Metro Inc. is filing an unfair labour practice complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board against Unifor over an ongoing strike, arguing it isn't bargaining in good faith, a spokeswoman for the grocer said in a statement.
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Maple Leafs sign star centre Auston Matthews to four-year, $53-million extension

Maple Leafs sign star centre Auston Matthews to four-year, $53-million extension

TORONTO — Auston Matthews has put pen to paper on a deal that is set to make him the NHL's highest-paid player. And the Toronto Maple Leafs — and their fans — can finally exhale.
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As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him

As conservative premiers talk gender and kids, Poilievre's grassroots ask same of him

OTTAWA — As conservative premiers change the rules around pronoun use in schools, members of the federal Conservative grassroots want Pierre Poilievre to wade further into the debate around gender expression.
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