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More Canadians to feel pinch of high rates in 2024, making way for lower inflation

More Canadians to feel pinch of high rates in 2024, making way for lower inflation

OTTAWA — As another inflation-fighting year wraps up, the Bank of Canada's quest to restore price stability is expected to begin drawing to a close in 2024.
Baby boom of 59 pups helps endangered Vancouver Island marmot toward recovery

Baby boom of 59 pups helps endangered Vancouver Island marmot toward recovery

A tenacious Vancouver Island marmot's long-distance quest for love may help explain how the endangered animals are bouncing back from near extinction. Adam Taylor, executive director of the Marmot Recovery Foundation in Nanaimo, B.C.
Quebec police pause search for 4-year-old who fell into river until Sunday

Quebec police pause search for 4-year-old who fell into river until Sunday

A police search began Friday and continued Saturday with diving teams and a helicopter.
Is Canada's fleet of water bombers fit for climate-change fuelled wildfires?

Is Canada's fleet of water bombers fit for climate-change fuelled wildfires?

TORONTO — They're an easily recognizable part of Canada's fight against wildfires, playing a key supporting role in the annual battle against the flames.
University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video

University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video

LONDON, Ont. — Researchers at Western University say they've confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the "rarely observed" event went viral back in August.
Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned

Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions in 1984 were quashed Friday by the federal justice minister will appear before a court next month to see if a new trial will proceed, a director with Innocence Canada said.
Leaders of two Quebec teachers unions approve partial deal with provincial government

Leaders of two Quebec teachers unions approve partial deal with provincial government

QUEBEC — Two Quebec teachers unions say their leadership has approved a partial agreement with the provincial government, marking one small step forward in a broader series of labour disputes that threaten to upend a large swath of the province's pub
Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades

Ukrainian watchmaker fixes Newfoundland clock tower that hasn't told time in decades

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In an improbable confluence of geopolitical strife, childhood wonder and salty air, a Ukrainian watchmaker has repaired a 118-year-old town clock in eastern Newfoundland that hadn't told time in decades.
'Silence is not a solution': LGBTQ+ parliamentarians reflect on polarization, protest

'Silence is not a solution': LGBTQ+ parliamentarians reflect on polarization, protest

OTTAWA — Members of the LGBTQ+ community have long faced discrimination and prejudice in Canada and beyond, having to fight for job protection, access to services and basic human rights.
Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver

Homelessness is up 33 per cent since 2020 and 122 per cent since 2005, even as more supportive housing is being built.