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Amid crisis in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario, a tough choice: melt ice for water or leave others behind

Amid crisis in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario, a tough choice: melt ice for water or leave others behind

Life is quieter in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario. Some children can still be seen playing hockey on a snow-packed road, but that would have been more common three weeks earlier had the community’s water-treatment plant not failed. Amid a state of emergency, about half of the 2,300 residents have already been evacuated to cities including Timmins, Kingston and Niagara Falls.

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Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
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November 26, 2024

Cause of B.C. teen’s H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say

B.C. health officials say they still don’t know how a…

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Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions
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November 26, 2024

Study finds Indigenous people cultivated hazelnuts 7,000 years ago, challenging modern assumptions

A new study indicates Indigenous peoples in what is now…

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Everyone says they're tired. Me? I fell asleep behind the wheel and knew something was really wrong
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November 26, 2024

Everyone says they’re tired. Me? I fell asleep behind the wheel and knew something was really wrong

Jenny Lee-Gilmore had trouble staying awake in school, vivid sleep…

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Why some book fans are leaving Amazon-owned Goodreads in wake of the U.S. election
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November 26, 2024

Why some book fans are leaving Amazon-owned Goodreads in wake of the U.S. election

Hold onto your book reviews, because X isn’t the only…

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Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time after victims' families pleaded with parole board
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November 26, 2024

Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time after victims’ families pleaded with parole board

Killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo has again been denied…

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Mother orca with 3 offpsring in Vancouver's False Creek a sign of recovery: researcher
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November 26, 2024

Mother orca with 3 offpsring in Vancouver’s False Creek a sign of recovery: researcher

Family of orcas got up close to small ferries Sunday…

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Veteran Edmonton actor Julien Arnold dies during performance at Citadel Theatre
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November 26, 2024

Veteran Edmonton actor Julien Arnold dies during performance at Citadel Theatre

Edmonton actor Julien Arnold died on Sunday night after a…

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Hundreds of workers laid off at Ingersoll, Ont., assembly plant as GM halts production
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November 26, 2024

Hundreds of workers laid off at Ingersoll, Ont., assembly plant as GM halts production

The General Motors CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., will shut…

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Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high despite Trump's claim they're 'much cheaper'
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November 26, 2024

Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high despite Trump’s claim they’re ‘much cheaper’

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted that he’s recently brought…

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