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Eyes to the sky for one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids

On: August 4, 2019 By: Helen Smith

Perseids over Star Party (August 10, 2018)

The Perseid meteor shower, which can produce upwards of 100 meteors per hour in a dark-sky location, is happening now. Here’s what you need to know.

Category: Canada Business

Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern B.C. murders

On: August 4, 2019 By: Helen Smith

Kam McLeod, Bryer Schmegelsky

Ontario Provincial Police have assigned a team of investigators to look into a spike in tips regarding two young men wanted in multiple murders in British Columbia.

Category: Canada Business

Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai has died at age 69

On: August 4, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai died Friday night of liver cancer.

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Crews doused highly flammable styrene after train derailment in southern Alta.

On: August 4, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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Residents were able to return to their homes Friday night after a train derailment and chemical spill near Irvine, Alta. The county confirmed Saturday that the leaked material was the highly flammable substance styrene.

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It may look like a Zamboni but this steam machine targets weeds, not ice

On: August 4, 2019 By: Helen Smith

Ron Gleim

It may look a little like a Zamboni, but a Saskatchewan farmer has unveiled a machine that will target weeds with steam, not herbicides.

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DND staff warned to keep mum while attending air shows during fighter jet competition

On: August 3, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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DND staff were cautioned Friday about the optics of attending air shows while the federal government is trying to buy new fighters. They’ve been told they can attend with advanced “explicit” permission, but are not allowed to discuss the competition.

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Category: Canada-Politics

‘Chemical exposure’ train derailment shuts Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alta., prompts evacuation

On: August 3, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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A train derailment in southern Alberta has forced an evacuation and shut down part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Category: Canada Business

Equal Voice ‘inadvertently’ failed to file tax returns for nearly a decade

On: August 3, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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Equal Voice, an organization advocating for women in politics that has faced accusations of a hostile work environment this week following staff firings, failed to file its tax returns from 2010 to 2018, a spokesperson for the organization confirms.

Category: Canada Business

Scientists link Europe heat wave to human-caused global warming

On: August 3, 2019 By: Helen Smith

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The heat wave that smashed temperature records in western Europe last month was made more intense by human-caused climate change, according to a study published Friday.

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Police ask public to stop ‘spreading rumours’ as countrywide search for homicide suspects continues

On: August 3, 2019 By: Helen Smith

Kam McLeod, Bryer Schmegelsky

Ontario Provincial Police say they continue to get tips about possible sightings of the two fugitives from British Columbia, but they say none have been confirmed.

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