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MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

VANCOUVER — Ryan Reynolds has received his home province's top honour after being named to the Order of British Columbia.
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Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

QUEBEC — Members of the left-wing party Québec solidaire have chosenOlivier Bolduc to run in an upcoming provincial byelection, rebuffing suggestions from party leadership that a woman should be nominated.
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B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

Involvement of landlords seen as an unnecessary barrier to obtaining air conditioning units.
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As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints

As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints

OTTAWA — Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party's foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he'd approach the world stage as prime minister.
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Evacuation order, alerts issued for Mayo and other areas in Yukon due nearby wildfire

Evacuation order, alerts issued for Mayo and other areas in Yukon due nearby wildfire

MAYO, YUKON — Residents of the Village of Mayo are under an evacuation order and others in central Yukon are under an alert as a wildfire inches closer to the small communities.
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Staff working behind the scenes of Canada's fire fight essential to battle

Staff working behind the scenes of Canada's fire fight essential to battle

Behind the firefighters battling what is B.C.'s most destructive wildfire season is an army of more than 1,400 contracted support staff, doing everything from first aid to sandwich making. 
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Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

Fires on both sides of Adams Lake in B.C. prompt evacuation orders

Wildfires on both sides of Adams Lake in the B.C. Interior have prompted evacuation orders as crews continue to battle the blazes over the long weekend.
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Liberals lag on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world's poor

Liberals lag on invitation to join global group that crafts vaccines for world's poor

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has spent three years deliberating on an invitation to join a global body that designs vaccinations to protect the world's poorest from preventable diseases.
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Canada suspending direct aid to Niger's government after military coup

Canada suspending direct aid to Niger's government after military coup

Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger's government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country.
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RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior

RCMP say Alberta teen dead after Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in B.C. interior

PENTICTON, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say one teen is dead after a Jet Ski collision on Skaha Lake in the Okanagan city of Penticton.
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