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‘Gifted’ dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping

‘Gifted’ dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping

Researchers have identified that some dogs are “gifted word learners” — pups who know the names of more than 100 toys. In fact, these dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping. And even if your dog isn’t in this “gifted” group, there are many ways to help them improve how they learn.

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How is Carney's government filling high-level jobs?

How is Carney’s government filling high-level jobs?

In 2016, former prime minister Justin Trudeau overhauled the way appointments are made to make them more open and transparent. However, recent appointments by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government raise the question of whether his government is still following the system Trudeau put in place.

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Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says
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November 10, 2025

Alberta’s role in Canada’s loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says

A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says…

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Canada's loss of measles-free status a setback, but 'reversible': health official
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November 10, 2025

Canada’s loss of measles-free status a setback, but ‘reversible’: health official

Health official says Canada’s status loss is ‘reversible’Despite great efforts…

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Everything you need to know about the finalists for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
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November 10, 2025

Everything you need to know about the finalists for the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize

The winner of the $70K prize will be announced on…

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Everything we know about B.C.'s extortion crime wave
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November 10, 2025

Everything we know about B.C.’s extortion crime wave

Extortion cases are mounting in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser…

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'Life and peace are fragile': Canada's veterans and war dead honoured at snowy, cold National Remembrance Day
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November 10, 2025

‘Life and peace are fragile’: Canada’s veterans and war dead honoured at snowy, cold National Remembrance Day

How a school named after a D-Day veteran marks Remembrance…

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Volunteers work to preserve quarry that was home to Canadian soldiers in the First World War
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November 10, 2025

Volunteers work to preserve quarry that was home to Canadian soldiers in the First World War

With hands clutching an orange rope, we descended into the…

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Daughter of late WWII vet fighting funeral company for compensation after grave found empty
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November 10, 2025

Daughter of late WWII vet fighting funeral company for compensation after grave found empty

A woman from the U.K. was hoping this Remembrance Day…

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MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C.
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November 10, 2025

MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C.

Some of the country’s most prominent white supremacist groups gathered…

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Brazil straddles oil riches, climate threats as COP30 opens in Amazon
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November 10, 2025

Brazil straddles oil riches, climate threats as COP30 opens in Amazon

In Oiapoque, Brazil, hopes that oil will transform the economy…

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