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Fort Providence under evacuation alert, Jean Marie River back on evacuation notice

[published_date] The hamlet of Fort Providence, N.W.T., put residents on an evacuation alert on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. The hamlet initially posted an evacuation notice around 3:44 p.m to its community announcements page. It upgraded that to an alert shortly after.  Fort Providence's senior administrative officer, Susan Christie, wrote that there is a wildfire in the area…

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Poilievre’s idea to amend Criminal Code wouldn’t help Canadians acting in self-defence, law experts say

[published_date] Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposed Criminal Code amendment to strengthen legal protections for Canadians defending their homes would offer no real benefit, criminal law experts say. His demands come in light of a 44-year-old man from Lindsay, Ont., being charged for allegedly attacking a home intruder. On Friday, Poilievre pounced on the moment to suggest…

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How, and at what cost, could Canada catch up to Poland’s defence spending?

[published_date] There was a particularly striking moment last week in Warsaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney renewed his friendship with Poland's Donald Tusk, a flash that subtly captured the stark choices Canada will likely face in the not-too-distant future. Carney was genuine in his praise of the Eastern European country's wholehearted, enthusiastic embrace of NATO…

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Beavers helped build Canada. Could their dams help fight wildfires, too?

[published_date] For Canadians, the beaver is more than a buck-toothed rodent — it's a national emblem, etched on nickels and central to the country's origin story. Now, a new study from the U.S. suggests this symbolic animal can make arid Western landscapes more resilient by blunting drought, slowing floods and shielding areas from wildfire with the dams they…

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