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Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Researchers spent months tracking the two whale populations' preferred food in the Salish Sea and the waters of northern Vancouver Island.
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Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag

HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct. 14, 2004, heightened concerns about crew fatigue and inadequate training, but 20 years later, key safety improvements have yet to be made.
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B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before the Oct. 19 voting day.
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Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

Eby urges Green voters to 'stick together' with NDP to keep Conservatives from office

SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia's tight election to back the NDP to keep John Rustad's B.C.
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Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau

Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party's new campaign chair, as some MPs reportedly band together to ask their leader to step down.
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Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform

Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body during a fight at about 11:20 p.m.
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Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce

Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the recalled product.
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Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?

Forty Independent candidates will be on the ballot.
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A state divided: Wisconsin's political polarization fracturing families, friendships

A state divided: Wisconsin's political polarization fracturing families, friendships

WEST BEND — Mary Herrick has lived in Washington County, just outside of Milwaukee, for 50 years but during a recent lunch with a close friend there was an uncomfortable moment: Herrick said she was going to vote for Vice-President Kamala Harris and
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No place for violence in B.C. politics as police investigate bomb threat, says Eby

No place for violence in B.C. politics as police investigate bomb threat, says Eby

LANGLEY, B.C. — Violence should have no place in British Columbia politics, said New Democrat Leader David Eby as police investigated a bomb threat at a party campaign office on Vancouver Island.
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