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[published_date] The community of Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., is setting up around 200 cots for evacuees from Whatı̀ after officials ordered Whatı̀ residents to evacuate their community due to a nearby wildfire.  Behchokǫ̀ has also arranged for meals and snacks for the evacuees and for medical personnel and counsellors to be at the ready, Chief Bertha Rabesca…

[published_date] The stabbing of a Jewish woman in broad daylight at an Ottawa grocery store has prompted public officials including the city's mayor, Ontario's premier and the prime minister to condemn what they're calling a disturbing act of hate-motivated violence in the community. The unprovoked attack happened Wednesday afternoon at a Loblaws store on Baseline Road. The victim, in…

[published_date] A small town south of Quebec City is keeping a close eye on its fire hydrants after 41,000 litres of water were stolen in the middle of the night.  Laurent Marcotte, the mayor of the municipality of Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Que., says the thieves hit the town's hydrants twice in one week and transferred the water…

[published_date] Nova Scotians can return to the woods in parts of the province. "I hope this offers a little bit of bright news to to some Nova Scotians as they head into the the long weekend for many people," Premier Tim Houston told reporters at a news conference on Friday. Houston said Friday that a provincewide…

[published_date] A First Nations woman is being sued for calling four women "pretendians," with the plaintiffs seeking more than $500,000 in damages and retractions to the heavily publicized comments made about them. Michelle Christine Cameron, also known as Crystal Semaganis, who heads the Ghost Warrior Society, says she conducts research to safeguard community spaces designated for Indigenous peoples and says those pretending…

[published_date] The Calgary man who killed himself after a three-hour standoff Thursday that began when he shot at police was facing trials on a number of organized crime-related offences and had recently cut off his ankle monitor, CBC News has learned. Elvis Vukaj, 31, was wanted on Canada-wide warrants after he removed his electronic tracker last week. Vukaj was…

[published_date] Faith Johnstone says at least one local resident near Neste boat launch in Thunder Bay's Westfort neighbourhood has reported sightings of "thousands" of dead fish floating along the Kaministiquia River. Johnstone, an environmental monitor for Fort William First Nation, says the resident observed the eerie scene over the span of three hours one day earlier this…

[published_date] The Old Mariners Church in Detroit, Mich., was a fitting end to honour an epic journey for a group of swimmers. A day earlier, they completed a swim that followed the intended route of the Edmund Fitzgerald, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the American freighter. "The Edmund Fitzgerald and all the…

[published_date] The hailstorm that slammed the Brooks area, southeast of Calgary, on Aug. 20 is expected to cost millions in crop damage alone, according to insurance providers. The powerful storm sent golf ball-sized hail smashing down and left a large swath of destruction stretching from Alberta to Saskatchewan, with windows smashed, siding ripped from homes, power…

[published_date] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed the Edmonton Public School Board Friday morning for its banned book list, which features more than 200 titles. The internally distributed list, which CBC News obtained Thursday, was in response to a provincial government directive to identify books that are not age-appropriate and remove them from school library shelves. But…

[published_date] Montreal-based online fashion retailer Ssense plans to file for bankruptcy protection as its primary lender attempts to force a sale of the company, a Ssense spokesperson told CBC News in an email.  According to the company, its primary lender has placed Ssense under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) protection in order to launch a…

[published_date] British Columbia · New Hudson's Bay landlords are back in court Friday, where they're arguing a B.C. billionaire doesn't have the cash needed to launch a new retailer. B.C. billionaire wants to buy 25 more Bay leases for $69.1M, transform them into new retail spaces The Canadian Press · Posted:…