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[published_date] A foal that found itself stuck in the Kananaskis River would have been in big trouble, had paddlers Anna Gleig and Ava Haddad not come by. The two were making their way down the Kananaksis River on July 12 when they came across a group of horses along the bank. Haddad told CBC News…

[published_date] Paula Callejas, a Montreal native, was trying to expand her swimsuit business in Florida after taking time off to take care of her ailing father in Canada before his death. Instead of celebrating the fashion line, the Canadian was taken into United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. The 45-year-old's family said their finances…

[published_date] On a warm, sunny July day, paleontologist Melina Jobbins and her team search an old rock quarry near Lundar, Man., for 390-million-year-old fossils of an extinct fish that swam in what was once a vast inland sea. Jobbins, a postdoctoral fellow at the PaleoSed+ lab at the University of Manitoba's department of earth sciences, spreads a geological…

[published_date] A survey by a private forest management company on Vancouver Island shows thousands of outdoor enthusiasts want better access to forest land — but an alliance of wilderness advocates is also raising concerns about environmental accountability.  Mosaic Forest Management, which oversees roughly 550,000 hectares of privately owned forest land between Victoria, Sooke and Campbell River, reports that…

[published_date] Chiefs of First Nations in B.C. were among the more than 600 chiefs who travelled to Gatineau, Que., this week to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney about the highly controversial Bill C-5. The Building Canada Act, passed June 6, gives the federal government the ability to bypass certain laws, government regulations and environmental assessments if an industry project…

[published_date] Canada's artificial intelligence minister is keeping a close watch on court cases in Canada and the U.S. to determine next steps for Ottawa's regulatory approach to AI.  Some AI companies have claimed early wins south of the border, and OpenAI is now fighting the jurisdiction of an Ontario court to hear a lawsuit by news publishers.…

[published_date] After a scary moment in B.C. on Tuesday, when a man allegedly hijacked a small Cessna 172 plane in Victoria and flew to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) airspace, U.S. fighter jets raced to the scene. Wait — U.S. fighter jets? Why weren't they Canadian? The answer lies in a decision-making process involving multiple defence…

[published_date] As a measles outbreak grows in Alberta, some who are vulnerable are taking extra precautions as summer events kick into high gear. Carla Jacobson lives in Edmonton and has four children, including a one-year-old and a newborn baby. The one-year-old only has one dose of the measles vaccine while the baby will have to…

[published_date] When it comes to Canada's often tense debate around gun laws, most Canadians likely will not have heard of an RCMP database called the Firearms Reference Table, or FRT. But to people like Melody Philistin, unexpected updates to this database have a personal impact.  "Yeah. It really sucks," she said. Philistin is a competitive…

[published_date] 2 days ago News Duration 16:39 Prime Minister Mark Carney says he followed all the rules about disclosing his financial assets — now held in a blind trust — but Pierre Poilievre and Opposition MPs say his holdings are rife with conflicts of interest. Andrew Chang explains why Carney's connections…

[published_date] Aid organizations are ramping up efforts to replenish supplies after power outages across half a dozen First Nations in northwestern Ontario led to mass food spoilage. Last weekend, hydro poles along the Wataynikaneyap Power line were damaged by wildfires, leading to a shutdown of vital utilities across Pikangikum, North Spirit Lake, Keewaywin, Deer Lake, Sandy Lake and Poplar…

[published_date] WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Clutching a teddy bear and trembling through her story in the witness box, a female former Afghan interpreter who worked for Canada in Afghanistan detailed the harrowing sexual abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of…