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Crews fighting wildfire near Lumby, B.C.

A wildfire has been discovered burning in the North Okanagan. According to the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the fire is burning in the Creighton Valley area, just outside of Lumby, B.C. A map showing where the fire has been discovered, which is roughly 17 km east of Lumby, B.C. BCWS …

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Ottawa firefighter suffers non-critical injuries fighting 2-alarm blaze in Orleans – Ottawa

An Ottawa firefighter has suffered non-critical injuries while battling a two-alarm blaze in the city’s Orleans suburb. Shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call from a passerby reporting flames and smoke visible from a distance coming from a building on Youville Drive. Within ten minutes …

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NDP leader Wab Kinew commits to fighting childhood hunger in Manitoba – Winnipeg

NDP leader Wab Kinew vowed to fight childhood hunger in Manitoba during his gala speech Saturday night. Kinew said if his party is elected this fall, the problem of kids going to school hungry will be addressed by implementing a universal school nutrition program. “What I want for my kids, …

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Canadian Forces reservist died fighting with ISIS

The Canadian Armed Forces has confirmed that one of its former reservists was killed after making his way to Iraq to join the so-called Islamic State. Private Bilal Khan enlisted in the terrorist group shortly after he was released from the Canadian military in October 2014, a spokesperson said. “We …

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How one Ontario child welfare agency is fighting to fix a broken system

3:43 No group homes: Sarnia Children’s Aid Society’s bold approach to child welfare When Dawn Flegel took over Sarnia’s children’s aid society in 2012, she went on a listening tour about the child-welfare system that left her feeling appalled. At roundtables, kids described brutal conditions. Being stigmatized. Feeling isolated. One kid said …

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Fighting the rise in antisemitism through Holocaust education

On a grey January morning, parked outside a high school in York Region, there is a large bright blue bus with the words “Tour for Humanity.” The mood inside is just as sombre as the weather outside. A group of Grade 7 students is listening quietly as an educator asks, …

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This blind man has been fighting for years to get ‘talking prescriptions’ at his local pharmacy

Dean Steacy has been fighting for five years to get his local Rexall drugstore to adopt “talking prescription label” technology. The Gatineau, Que., man has been blind for 17 years, takes insulin and up to 10 pills daily for diabetes and related conditions.  He sometimes has to rely on others to …

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At Rolling Loud, Canadian rappers fighting for radio play and stage time find space to perform

Toronto rapper Smiley’s welcoming energy precedes him. Standing outside his trailer handing out cups and drinks, he takes the time to ask his team if they need anything moments before he hit the main stage at Rolling Loud, an international hip-hop festival held in Canada for the first time last weekend. Smiley was grateful for the chance to …

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Vaping advocates are fighting for no new taxes. Industry money helps them do that

In June 2021, the Calgary Herald published an opinion piece that criticized the provincial government for, in the views of the authors, failing to deliver on promised revisions to Alberta’s laws around vaping. “A cascade of inaction characterizes Alberta’s approach to preventing young people from vaping and becoming smokers — just …

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Fighting ‘denialists’ for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling

This column is an opinion by Kisha Supernant, director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta, and Sean Carleton, assistant professor in the departments of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see …

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