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Thousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Thousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of people who have been in the dark for days after last week's fierce winter storms knocked out their power.
Videos: These are the funny, innovative ways Vancouverites deal with snow

Videos: These are the funny, innovative ways Vancouverites deal with snow

Snow fun!❄️
Beautiful photos of Christmas markets around the world

Beautiful photos of Christmas markets around the world

Christmas markets are a quintessential holiday tradition in Europe. Nearly every city, regardless of size, likely has at least one open-air bazaar that pops up sometime between mid-November and early December to sell holiday tchotchkes and treats.
Review of RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada shows limits to system: critics

Review of RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada shows limits to system: critics

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada's proposed $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Bank Canada will face scrutiny from Canada's competition watchdogs in the year ahead, but critics say their leash is too short while efforts in the U.S.
Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

As hundreds of Canadians scramble to get home after their Sunwing flights from Mexico were cancelled last week, a passengers' rights advocate says stranded travellers should consider legal action if they aren't compensated.
Living with cancer, Mi'kmaq author talks last edition of 'We were not the Savages'

Living with cancer, Mi'kmaq author talks last edition of 'We were not the Savages'

HALIFAX — He's 84 years old and receiving chemotherapy treatments for liver cancer, but Mi'kmaq elder and author Daniel Paul says his mission of sweeping away the "fairy tales" of colonial history must go on.
As critics push Trudeau on China interference, Liberal MP says he has become 'target'

As critics push Trudeau on China interference, Liberal MP says he has become 'target'

OTTAWA — Politicians including a Liberal MP and a senator say they fear allegations of Chinese interference in the 2019 federal election will lead to anti-Asian racism.
Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

Paradox between warming climate and intense snowstorms, say scientists

FREDERICTON — There is a complex, counterintuitive relationship between rising global temperatures and the likelihood of increasingly intense snowstorms across Canada.
Ontario Walmart turns into 'hotel' as storm-stranded shoppers get stuck for the night

Ontario Walmart turns into 'hotel' as storm-stranded shoppers get stuck for the night

CHATHAM, Ont. — A quick errand to Walmart turned into an overnight adventure for dozens of shoppers in southern Ontario when whiteout conditions meant they couldn't leave the store, and employees pumped up air mattresses and set up a buffet with deli food for the unexpected guests.
Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

Dolphins delight with return to B.C. waters, but some see 'invasive species'

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia's Salish Sea.
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