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Canada

Meet the British Columbians whose names match their lives

Usain Bolt, the sprinter. Scott Speed, the racing driver. And Jake Butt, the award-winning tight end. Sometimes you come across apt…

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Canada

Two-thirds of Canadians have experienced traumatic events in their lives, StatsCan says

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide and traumatic events. Firefighter Rob Leathen says he was haunted by the memory of…

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Lifestyle

81-year-old Waterloo, Ont. woman with paralysis, amputated leg lives out dream of riding horse again

An 81-year-old Waterloo, Ont. woman thought she’d never ride a horse again after a brain bleed led to severe physical…

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Entertainment

Alice Munro’s legacy lives on at B.C. bookstore

Justina Elias says she didn’t know about the connection legendary Canadian writer Alice Munro had to the Victoria, B.C., bookstore…

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Nova Scotia

Rescue boats saved lives during last year’s floods. But not all fire departments can afford them

Almost a year ago, the Walton Shore Fire Department’s rescue boat played a role in saving lives when torrential rains…

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Tech

Chicago’s famous sidewalk ‘rat hole’ has been removed, but its legacy lives on

As It Happens5:43Chicago’s famous sidewalk ‘rat hole’ has been removed, but its legacy lives on Winslow Dumaine doesn’t believe Chicago…

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Nova Scotia

‘You grew up with secrets’: A century later, Nova Scotia’s rum-running legacy lives on

For Gary Kent, the heyday of rum-running in Nova Scotia isn’t just history from 100 years ago, but part of the cherished memories…

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Canada

As fire claims 2 more lives at Saint John encampment, first tenants arrive at shipping container shelters

Matthew Tobias’s new shelter is basic and cramped: an 8 X 10 plywood box inside a beige shipping container.  “Just four walls,…

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Health

Maker of B.C. overdose prevention device says it helped save 15 lives in 1 year

The company behind a first-of-its-kind overdose prevention device says 15 people in British Columbia are alive today after LifeguardLite called…

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Canada

In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut block filled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water…

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