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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Warm rivers and streams are becoming a growing concern for salmon in B.C.’s Interior with another …
Read More »NHL’s Islanders raise funds for police officer convicted of manslaughter, angering victim’s family
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The New York Islanders are facing questions about a promotion urging hockey fans to donate to …
Read More »Transport Canada documents raise concerns over forever chemicals as far back as 1984
Transport Canada was concerned about forever chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as far back as the 1980s, files obtained through an access-to-information request confirm. Thousands of chemicals fall within the PFAS family, and some have been linked to liver and prostate cancer, pregnancy-induced hypertension, fatty liver disease …
Read More »Neighbours raise safety concerns after squatters take up shelter in vacant downtown St. John’s home
At first, Chantal Jordaan thought the sounds coming from next door must have been rats. Sounds can travel easily through the walls of the attached homes on historic Gower Street in downtown St. John’s. Those sounds came into sharp focus late last year when, Jordaan said, she heard a cough. …
Read More »Bitter feud ensues after landlord’s failed attempt to raise tenants’ rent 65%
A New Brunswick tenant says he’s being pushed out of his rented bungalow as retribution for complaining about his landlord, but his landlord says she’s the victim of an unfair tenancy tribunal ruling that is preventing her from using the unit to house family. Jonathan King and his landlord, Ashmin …
Read More »Is the romance with dating apps over? Big cuts at Bumble, Match raise questions
Mass layoffs at dating app provider Bumble are the latest sign that more people are splitting from the high-tech way of making connections. The Texas-based online dating platform disclosed in a securities filing last week that it plans to lay off about one-third of its workforce, amounting to some 240 employees, with …
Read More »Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders’ 400% raise is a reminder of how little female athletes get paid
If you’re among the millions who have been riveted by America’s Sweethearts, Netflix’s docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, then you already know that the 36 women who make the squad are nothing less than pro athletes. Most come from studio-trained dance backgrounds. They endure gruelling training programs and have to meet …
Read More »Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns amid drop in Canadian visitors
U.S. border patrol officers have been setting up extra checkpoints near crossings between the U.S. and Metro Vancouver. In an unusual scene, vehicles in the U.S. that are heading north to Canada through the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they …
Read More »Archie, Jughead and friends are helping raise money for a Newfoundland fire department
Archie Comics has printed 250 copies of a special edition book for a fundraiser organized by the Harbour Breton Volunteer Fire Department. (Archie Comics/Submitted by Kevin Hickey) A volunteer fire department in Newfoundland is hosting a telethon to help raise funds for new equipment over the next year. It’s also …
Read More »NDP proposes reviving war-era Victory Bonds to raise money for trade fight with U.S.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a government led by him will issue “Victory Bonds” to raise the money needed to strengthen the Canadian economy through the trade war with the United States. The plan would see the federal government offer five- and 10-year bonds that Canadians can buy through a …
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