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North American Indigenous Games inspire athletes, create wave of future coaches

The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) wrapped up in Halifax, N.S., on Sunday after more than 5,000 young Indigenous athletes travelled to Mi’kma’ki to participate in 16 different sports. Some of those athletes — Preston Seneviratne, Izzy Senevirante and Kirin Bullock with 26 medals collectively — helped Team BC achieve second-place …

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Cold front to bring relief in Ontario, Quebec but heat wave lingers on coasts

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 7, 2023 7:16 am Updated July 7, 2023 7:21 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cold front passing through Ontario is expected to offer relief Friday after a multi-day heat wave, but the hot and humid weather is forecasted …

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Canada’s banks brace for possible wave of loan defaults. Why that matters – National

Earnings week for Canada’s biggest banks saw the country’s major lenders move in lockstep ahead of a projected economic downturn, with each putting more money away for a possible rise in credit losses. Experts say the more expensive cost of borrowing in Canada and the possibility of job losses could …

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Canada is seeing an early rise in flu cases. Is a ‘tidal wave’ of infection coming?

Canada is on track to face its first full flu season in several years — one that’s starting earlier than usual, all while the country’s healthcare system is already grappling with respiratory infections like COVID-19 and RSV. It’s hard to know how the months ahead will play out, including what …

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Exit polls suggest Gen Z may have helped stop Republican red wave in U.S. midterms

The predicted Republican red wave of victories that failed to materialize in the U.S. midterm elections could have been impacted by young voters who, some analysts say, may have made a significant difference in key races. “I’d say young people were definitely influential in preventing that wave,” said Ruby Belle Booth, elections coordinator …

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New wave of university programs puts Indigenous knowledge at its core

Kallie Drummond took the University of Prince Edward Island’s new Indigenous teachings course as an elective this past summer, but the second-year student already knows she wants to learn more. The young Métis woman from Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba hopes to weave Indigenous studies into her university course load and …

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These 4 workers have hot jobs. Literally. Here’s how they’re faring during a heat wave

Earlier this week, when Chris Green walked into his Inglewood workshop, in a garage with no air conditioning, it was already a toasty 30 C, he says. Green is a bladesmith — a blacksmith who makes custom knives — and he spends his days in front of a forge hot enough to bend …

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Kayakers and surfers looking forward to adjustable wave on Kananaskis River

New wave technology is coming to the Lower Kananaskis River, and both surfers and kayakers are stoked to drop in.  The project conceived by the Alberta River Surfing Association and Alberta Whitewater Association has finally finished the design phase. Both groups are now ready to go forward with permitting and construction, …

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A heat wave is building across the Prairies and climate change means we can expect more

CBC Alberta and Saskatchewan have teamed up for a new pilot series on weather and climate change on the Prairies. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga will bring her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how it impacts everyday life. A heat wave is building …

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