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[published_date] The purple toasted cob of corn shines under the afternoon sun as 25-year-old Allison Zhou lifts it up to show her friends on the opening day of the Calgary Stampede. It's ube-flavoured and covered in white and black sesame seeds. The cost? $15. "Overpriced, but it's my first Stampede," said Zhou, who moved to the…

[published_date] Cost of Living 5:14 The rise of the 'finfluencer' If you've ever wondered how to navigate the stock market, build a budget or plan for retirement, your first stop might've once been a parent, a trusted friend or an advisor at the bank.  But, increasingly, Canadians are tapping into a different source: "finfluencers," or online…

[published_date] Canada's Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the upcoming world aquatics championships due to a whereabouts issue under anti-doping rules, she announced on social media Friday. The 25-year-old Toronto native, Canada's most decorated female Olympian, said the matter "does not involve any banned substance" and added, "I am and always have been a clean athlete…

[published_date] About 700 people in a small hamlet in northern Saskatchewan are stranded Friday after a wildfire knocked out the only road into their community. Patuanak, a hamlet about 425 kilometres north of Saskatoon and about 90 kilometres north of recently evacuated Beauval, Sask., is typically only accessible by road via Highway 918. This week, the highway…

[published_date] Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out of the northern Manitoba community, with wildfire activity once again threatening residents' safety only two weeks after they were allowed to return home. The town issued a notice  on its Facebook page at 10 p.m. Thursday night, saying a mandatory evacuation order would begin on Friday. An update…

[published_date] David Hickey was enjoying an afternoon run along the shore of the Ottawa River on Wednesday when he noticed a commotion in the water near Westboro Beach. "I saw some splashing in the water. Then when I took one of my headphones out, I heard some screaming and there was a bunch of people gathering…

[published_date] Montreal has been faced with record-breaking heat already this summer, and heat waves have been known to kill dozens of people in the city as people swelter in their residences without air conditioning. In Quebec, there are rules about minimum temperatures inside apartment units during the colder months, but there aren't any about maximum…

[published_date] Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says it is sifting through about 20,000 pieces of returned mail sent to patients and suppliers that ended up unclaimed in community mailboxes for over a year instead. "We recognize that many of the letters that were sent out and returned back to us were intended for our patients…

[published_date] Reena Rampersad stepped outside her Hamilton home the morning after Canada Day and spotted something scribbled across her front door. At first, she thought it was just another tag, as graffiti is common on Barton Street. But as she got closer, she froze. The words were a racial slur. Her storefront window had also been…

[published_date] On the street, he was known simply as Father Andre. Andre Poilievre, who spent his career working with at-risk youth and gang members, died earlier this week, his family confirmed. He was 88. Poilievre didn't look like a priest, favouring ball caps, sweaters and windbreakers to cassocks and collars. He drove a half-ton, and most…

[published_date] Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced $21.5 million in federal funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions. The projects are being funded under the Energy Innovation Program, which put out a call for carbon capture, utilization and storage technology proposals. Bow Valley…

[published_date] Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States' global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province's aluminum sector, Joly told…