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Canada

Extreme cold forces some B.C. ski hills to close

Ski hills and other recreational facilities throughout B.C. are closing or limiting services due to extremely cold temperatures.  Environment Canada issued…

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Sports

Alberta’s Sophie Garrington wins extreme cowboy racing world title

Not even two years into her horseback riding career, a Leduc, Alta., girl has won her first world title. After…

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Halifax

HRM’s climate actions need to move faster to deal with extreme weather events

HALIFAX, N.S. — Fires, floods and storms — HRM has seen a great deal of extreme weather events this year.…

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Nova Scotia

Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number…

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Nova Scotia

Disaster kits could help save historical documents during extreme weather

In the age of increasingly violent storms, wildfires and flooding, the Council of Nova Scotia Archives is working to protect some…

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Tech

Women on the Prairies are chasing extreme storms. Here’s why

Jenny Hagan drove through the night from one side of Saskatchewan the other in mid-August to put herself in the path of…

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Lifestyle

‘One Chip Challenge’: Has some spicy food become too extreme?

NEW YORK – A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge”…

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Nova Scotia

Extreme weather in N.S. highlights gaps in support for homeless people

After a summer of wildfires and flooding in Nova Scotia, some of those that work with the province’s homeless population…

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Canada

Vancouver’s architecture, by design, was never meant to handle extreme heat

Two summers ago, as Dennis Laplante baked beneath the skylights in his home during a lethal heat wave, he decided the day…

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Politics

Canada’s emergency alert system has been busy with wildfires and extreme weather. Here’s how it works

With the increase in wildfires and other extreme weather events this year, more Canadians have been receiving emergency alerts on…

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