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‘Humane decision’: Horse euthanized after injury during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race

[published_date] Officials from the Calgary Stampede say a horse that was hurt during a chuckwagon race on Saturday has been euthanized. A Stampede spokesperson said a horse on Chad Fike's team sustained a racing injury during the eighth heat. They said medical care was immediately dispatched, but following an assessment, the owner and the veterinary team…

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Sutherland, Morales Williams among Canadians to hit qualifying times for track worlds

[published_date] Several Canadian track athletes achieved world championship-qualifying times this weekend, ahead of this summer's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Three of those marks were set on Sunday at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational, with Savannah Sutherland and Christopher Morales Williams recording season-best times, while Audrey Leduc bettered her own national record. Sutherland, the Borden, Sask., native who's had…

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3 of 4 Island Lake communities under states of emergency due to Manitoba wildfires

[published_date] Two more communities in Manitoba's Island Lake region are preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents away from wildfires spreading out of control around them. St. Theresa Point and Wasagamack First Nations have declared local states of emergencies in the last 24 hours, said Grand Chief Alex McDougall of Anisininew Okimawin, an organization that represents four nations in the…

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Pikangikum First Nation faces power outage amid evacuation prompted by nearby wildfire

[published_date] As wildfires continue to threaten First Nations in northwestern Ontario, Pikangikum is facing another challenge: a community-wide power outage. A Facebook post from Pikangikum First Nation band councillor Deedre Peters, posted on Sunday, says the remote Ojibway community has been without power for more than 24 hours. Meanwhile, a fire known as Red Lake…

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I was a new mother in a new country. When dark thoughts came, I was afraid to voice them

[published_date] This First Person article is the experience of Joana Valamootoo, who's originally from Mauritius and now lives in Regina. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it. There…

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Alleged impaired driver crashes with SUV carrying migrants in Quebec, say police

[published_date] A joint investigation  is underway in Hemmingford, Que., near the U.S. border, after a collision involving a driver who was arrested for impaired driving, and a second vehicle that police said was carrying "illegal immigrants," some of whom fled the scene on foot. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said emergency responders were called at around 4:15…

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