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Quebec towns near U.S. border alerted as Vermont faces mosquito-borne illness threat

Vermont’s health department is urging residents of several towns, including one bordering Quebec, to stay indoors from dusk to dawn…

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Health

$100,000 and a gym membership? How some small towns are coaxing doctors to their communities

The Current19:23$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors Canadian municipalities are offering family doctors thousands of dollars and…

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Canada

How a multi-million-dollar deal with the Girl Guides solved an Alberta town’s water issues

On the south bank of the Bow River sits Camp Jubilee, an 34-hectare campground operated by the Girl Guides of…

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Canada

From handknit socks to rural experience, here are ideas for attracting doctors to small towns

Dr. Sarah Giles got hooked on rural medicine by spending a summer volunteering in the Northwest Territories. Giles, who was…

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Canada

Sask. town’s new shuttle vehicle among rural transportation projects funded in federal budget

Access to transportation will soon look a lot different for many living in small towns and First Nation communities in…

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Lifestyle

Banff makes list of most beautiful small towns

A community nestled in the Rocky Mountains is the only Canadian destination named on a list of the most beautiful…

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Nova Scotia

3 Pictou County towns get millions in federal money to fast-track housing

A trio of Nova Scotia towns in Pictou County are getting millions of dollars to help build more than 130 homes over…

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Canada

As hungry bears feast in B.C. towns, some people are taking a ‘no snitching’ stance

Prince George is seeing an extreme number of black bears — even for this time of year when they must…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. university towns want on-campus student housing to reduce conflicts with community

Small Nova Scotia towns that are home to universities say they’re looking at every option to improve services for students…

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Canada

Extreme weather costs are pushing rural Ontario towns to the financial brink

The mayor of Glencoe, Ont., says the cost of cleaning up and repairing the damage from Wednesday’s deadly rainstorm has pushed his…

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