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The number of calls for Saskatoon firefighters to respond to overdoses nearly doubled in 2025, while the number of encampment fires more than doubled. The number of fire inspections dropped.

National lab confirms hantavirus case for Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C.

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Canada’s public health agency confirmed a positive case of hantavirus in a Canadian isolating in British Columbia after leaving the cruise ship affected by a deadly outbreak.

Iconic 125-year-old hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, razed by fire

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A Sunday morning fire destroyed the Westminster Hotel, aka the Pit. There were no known reports of injuries or threats to neighboring buildings at this time. It was the town’s de facto living room, a 125-year-old institution where locals gathered and marked life’s milestones.

Man charged after dozens of kittens rescued in animal cruelty investigation in Mississauga, Ont.

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Police rescued 57 kittens and eight cats, as well as charged a 38-year-old man with 134 counts for causing unnecessary animal suffering after an investigation into alleged animal cruelty.

Canada’s lack of women’s prisons makes rehabilitation harder, experts say. What’s the answer?

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Experts say the lack of women’s prisons in Canada hurts rehabilitation chances for the women sent to prison across the country every year, posing a challenge for both the inmates and the broader society they’ll eventually return to.

Moving to Canada was an unpleasant shock. Then I experienced my first snowfall

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Moving to Canada is a dream for many in Dubai, writes Sidra Mundia, but the challenges of living in Regina came as a rude shock. Her first snowfall brought a reset.

What about endangered turtles? As Ontario fast-tracks transmission line, environmental questions emerge

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Ontario’s plans to fast-track a major new transmission line between Barrie and Sudbury is raising eyebrows about the possible impact on the environment. Advocates are questioning how the project — a 500-kilovolt line by Hydro One — could affect wetlands, lakes, wildlife habitat and species at risk.

Court won’t hear case against Kingston doctor ordered to pay back $600k for COVID vaccines

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Dr. Elaine Ma, the Kingston, Ont., physician who organized dozens of vaccine clinics early in the COVID-19 pandemic — and who was ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for those services — says she’s feeling somewhat relieved after the latest turn in her legal ordeal.

Emile Nabbout acclaimed for another term as president of Unifor 195

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The newly re-acclaimed president of Unifor Local 195 says he will continue to stand up for working class people after a term that saw the local protest unlicensed ride shares on behalf of taxi employees, strike for higher wages at the riverfront Best Western hotel in Windsor and advocate for Titan Tool and Die workers…

‘It was predictable’: Court ruling doesn’t slow this Alberta separatist

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