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Ontario homebuyers stunned by extra $175K charge from developer, call for government action

Some buyers who years ago purchased builds in a housing development in Stayner, Ont., are fuming and calling for government intervention after they were told they would need to fork over $175,000 above what was agreed upon in contracts with the developer before their homes will finally be built. CBC …

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Calgary man with months to live wants to give away his 33-foot long, hand-built steel boat

Rudy Holik only has a few months to live — and one of his last wishes is to give away his 10-metre long, hand-built steel boat to someone who can make use of it. In 1994, the Calgary man started building his steel vessel, which weighs more than 4,500 kilograms, in …

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Promised SFU medical school still years from opening despite doctor shortage

This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. When Sharman Minus had a heart attack in early 2020, she hadn’t had a family doctor in two years. The 69-year-old Victoria retiree still doesn’t and as a result waits hours in emergency rooms or on telehealth lines  explaining her medical history again and again, hoping to get help for chronic symptoms …

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A year after the fall of Kabul, Canadian veterans urge Ottawa not to abandon Afghans trying to flee

It’s been one year since Kabul fell to the Taliban after American and allied troops — including Canadians — left the country. Video footage showed Afghans streaming onto the tarmac at the Kabul airport, desperate to escape, as a U.S. air force plane took off. Some fell to their death trying to hold …

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MacGregor-area farmer opens charity sunflower selfie spot for 2nd year

A Manitoba farmer is continuing his tradition of helping people take the ultimate sunflower-themed selfies — while also raising money to stamp out hunger and defuse a thorny problem some producers face from picture-hunting trespassers. Dean Toews, who farms just outside of MacGregor, Man., has again planted a large field of …

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British regulator 1st to authorize Moderna’s updated COVID booster

British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the Omicron variant. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to …

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Toronto boy whose parents raised $3M to treat his rare genetic disorder starts clinical trial

After his parents desperately raised $3 million over three years trying to find a cure for their son’s rare genetic disease, Michael Pirovolakis is one step closer to possible recovery. Michael, 4, is the only child in Canada diagnosed with spastic paraplegia 50 (SPG50), a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disorder that generally …

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Environmental groups raise concerns about proposed Calgary to Banff passenger train

Conservation advocates and experts are concerned a proposal for a Calgary-to-Banff passenger train is chugging along without addressing some key environmental issues in and around the national park. Liricon Capital Inc., the lead private-sector proponent, is touting it as a hydrogen-powered transportation solution with lower greenhouse gas emissions than driving. The …

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ਵਾਤਾਵਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਸਤਲੁਜ ’ਚ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਬੁੱਢੇ ਨਾਲੇ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਰੋਕਿਆ

ਜਸਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸ਼ੇਤਰਾ ਜਗਰਾਉਂ, 14 ਅਗਸਤ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਨ ਪ੍ਰੇਮੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਜਮਹੂਰੀ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਹੇਠ ਕੀਤੇ ਐਲਾਨ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਸਤਲੁਜ ਦਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਂਦੇ ਬੁੱਢੇ ਨਾਲੇ ਦੇ ਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀਆਂ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਬੋਰੀਆਂ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਮਾਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਪੁਲੀਸ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਥਿਤ ਵਿਘਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ …

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ਇਮਰਾਨ ਨੇ ਜੈਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਦੀ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਚਲਾ ਕੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ ਨੀਤੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਲਾਘਾ ਕੀਤੀ

ਲਾਹੌਰ, 14 ਅਗਸਤ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਤਹਿਰੀਕ-ਏ-ਇਨਸਾਫ਼ (ਪੀਟੀਆਈ) ਦੇ ਚੇਅਰਮੈਨ ਤੇ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਮੁੜ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦਾਨਾ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ ਨੀਤੀ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਲਾਘਾ ਕੀਤੀ। ਰੂਸ ਤੋਂ ਤੇਲ ਖ਼ਰੀਦਣ ਲਈ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਜਗਤ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦੀ ਇਮਰਾਨ ਨੇ ਨਿਖੇਧੀ ਵੀ ਕੀਤੀ। ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਅੱਜ ਲਾਹੌਰ ਦੇ …

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