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Canada

Historic B.C. town no longer under wildfire evacuation

Picture a spider web composed of water hoses. That’s how Stewart Cawood described Barkerville, B.C., at the end of an…

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Lifestyle

Beach hoggers to be fined in Spanish town

While tourists in Barcelona risk being squirted with water pistols, those in the town of Calpe on Spain’s Mediterranean coast…

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Canada

Labrador City told to head to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as wildfire draws nearer to town

Thousands of Labrador City residents are heading east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as a wildfire threatens the town. (Darryl Dinn/…

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Business

Alice Munro’s town may change monument

CENTRAL HURON, ONT. – GRAPHIC WARNING: The following details may disturb some readers. For the mayor of the municipality where…

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Canada

Hydro to release water at Churchill Falls as forest fire threatens Labrador town

On Monday, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro began releasing water from the upper Churchill reservoir at the Jacopie Spillway, pictured here…

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Nova Scotia

This N.S. brewpub is helping 2SLGBTQ+ people feel welcome in their rural town

A portrait of Freddie Mercury embellished with a crown and pearl necklace hangs proudly over a stone fireplace above a…

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Nova Scotia

Churchill Falls residents on edge over forest fire after town makes hasty evacuation

Forestry officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have ordered the evacuation of the Labrador community of Churchill Falls as a wildfire…

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Sports

Why a small Saskatchewan town supports Edmonton Oilers

A small southern Saskatchewan town has adopted the Edmonton Oilers as its official NHL team during the Stanley Cup playoffs.…

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Lifestyle

Spanish tourist town bans sex dolls for bachelor and bachelorette parties

Badly behaved bachelor and bachelorette partygoers could soon face heavy fines if they overstep the mark in a Spanish resort town. The authorities in…

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Nova Scotia

How one N.S. town is working with people with disabilities toward a barrier-free community

Hannah Corkum’s weekly schedule is usually quite busy. The 23-year-old Annapolis Valley woman is a sledge hockey athlete and horseback…

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