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7 Toronto city councillors could be elected by default as nomination deadline nears

Candidates in more than a quarter of Toronto’s municipal wards hoping to land a city council seat don’t have any challengers in the upcoming election, with two weeks left to submit a nomination. After a three-month nomination period, more than a dozen people have signed up to run for mayor, but seven …

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Calgary City Hall cleanup underway but service return weeks away

The clean up is well underway at city hall after at least three floors of the Calgary Municipal Building were damaged during a security incident on Tuesday. With caution tape crisscrossing the halls and water damage puncturing holes in ceilings, officials say public services are still weeks away from returning. “Our number one …

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Fire at Prince George baseball stadium being investigated as arson, say RCMP

A piece of Indigenous baseball history in Prince George, B.C., suffered serious damage in a fire, which RCMP are investigating as an arson.  RCMP said they received a report of a fire at Spruce City Stadium, located at 2210 Massey Drive, at around 5 a.m. Wednesday. Prince George hosted the 2022 Canadian Native …

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Business quest to do more with fewer workers confronts productivity puzzle

Even as the world debates whether we are or are not in a recession, a persistent shortage of workers has business leaders and economists struggling to understand one of Canada’s most intractable, and some say most crucial, economic problems. Despite the slowing effect of rising interest rates intended to fight soaring …

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ਹਰਸਿਮਰਤ ਨੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਪੈਕੇਜ ਮੰਗਿਆ

ਮਨਧੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 5 ਅਗਸਤ ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਤੋਂ ਲੋਕ ਸਭਾ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਹਰਸਿਮਰਤ ਕੌਰ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਲਈ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਪੈਕੇਜ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੀਂਹ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਫ਼ਸਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਕੋਲੋਂ ‘ਏਮਸ’ …

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ਥਾਈਲੈਂਡ ਦੇ ਪੱਬ ’ਚ ਅੱਗ ਲੱਗਣ ਕਾਰਨ 13 ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾ ਸੜੇ, ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਝੁਲਸੇ

ਬੈਂਕਾਕ, 5 ਅਗਸਤ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਥਾਈਲੈਂਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਜ ਤੜਕੇ ਪੱਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਅੱਗ ਲੱਗਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਘੱਟੋ-ਘੱਟ 13 ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਅਤੇ ਦਰਜਨਾਂ ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮੀ ਹੋ ਗਏ। ਪੁਲੀਸ ਅਤੇ ਬਚਾਅ ਦਲ ਦੇ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਅੱਗ ‘ਤੇ ਕਾਬੂ ਪਾਉਣ ‘ਚ ਦੋ ਘੰਟੇ ਲੱਗੇ। Source link

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Dalhousie turning from industrial past as it tries to find a new identity

In New Brunswick’s northernmost town, signs of an industrial era still loom over the waterfront. Dalhousie’s sweeping view of the Restigouche River and Quebec’s Gaspe Peninsula is partially blocked by a rusting metal fuel pipeline and mangled fences around a vast tract of land. The pipe, which once carried fuel …

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Close encounter with humpback whale terrifies — and delights — B.C. family

A B.C. family had a thrilling experience off the coast of Vancouver Island when a humpback whale spent almost an hour rubbing up against their boat, spinning around, and flapping its fins.  Aleks Mount was whale watching with his family on Tuesday, northeast of Campbell River, when the whale got friendly.  …

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