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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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'Is this Fyre Festival again': Calls for compensation grow months after Regina music festival
Star

November 18, 2024

‘Is this Fyre Festival again’: Calls for compensation grow months after Regina music festival

Months after the Regina’s inaugural Sweet Escape music festival, many…

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She was careful online, but this Toronto teen was still targeted with deepfake porn
Star

November 18, 2024

She was careful online, but this Toronto teen was still targeted with deepfake porn

One of the worst things that can happen to a…

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Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts
Star

November 18, 2024

Insurers fighting injury claims hire doctors slammed for shoddy work as key medical experts

Doctors called out for being biased, faulty or careless expert…

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Windsor, Ont., landlord says tenants who haven't paid 16 months of rent have now paused eviction order
Star

November 18, 2024

Windsor, Ont., landlord says tenants who haven’t paid 16 months of rent have now paused eviction order

After more than 16 months of his tenants not paying…

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Argos celebrate Grey Cup title with energetic fan rally at Toronto's Maple Leaf Square
Star

November 18, 2024

Argos celebrate Grey Cup title with energetic fan rally at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Square

You would have never guessed this was Mike (Pinball) Clemons’s…

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In major reversal, Biden reportedly OKs use of U.S. arms by Ukraine to strike inside Russia
Star

November 17, 2024

In major reversal, Biden reportedly OKs use of U.S. arms by Ukraine to strike inside Russia

The move, widely reported in the U.S. but not confirmed…

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Canada should pursue bilateral trade agreements with U.S. and Mexico, says Alberta premier
Star

November 17, 2024

Canada should pursue bilateral trade agreements with U.S. and Mexico, says Alberta premier

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada should be looking at…

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How John Horgan found success mixing sports and politics
Star

November 17, 2024

How John Horgan found success mixing sports and politics

It’s fitting that B.C.’s sports-loving premier was propelled to the…

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Grey Cup primer: Can Winnipeg avoid another upset?
Star

November 17, 2024

Grey Cup primer: Can Winnipeg avoid another upset?

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC…

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