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Wasp frenzy? Why you might be getting stung more this yearWasps are out in full force, swarming food, stinging unsuspecting victims and turning peaceful garden gatherings into frantic swatting sessions.HealthSep 8
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Charges laid in ‘swatting’ plot against U.S. politicians, former presidentA U.S. Secret Service agent’s affidavit doesn't name the former U.S. president or any other officials identified as victims of the hoax calls.CrimeAug 28
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Airline bans couple after reclined seat spat turns into harassment, slursA fight broke out on a Cathay Pacific flight over a reclined seat and descended into xenophobic insults and harassment.TrendingSep 23
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Leave Lebanon now, Ottawa urges as most decline offer of seats on flightsRoughly 300 Canadians have left Lebanon on government-charted flights from Beirut to Istanbul, a Global Affairs Canada official said. Three more flights are scheduled this week.CanadaOct 1
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BC election 2024 results: Victoria-Swan LakeThis riding was represented by BC NDP MLA Rob Fleming who first took office in 2009. Fleming collected 14,186 votes, winning 59.35 per cent of the vote in the 2020 B.C. election.PoliticsOct 6
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Eby stung, but wasp gets worst of ‘fatal’ encounter on B.C. campaign trailBritish Columbia NDP leader David Eby was upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference.Sep 26
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Edmonton’s September unemployment rate hits 9%, StatCan data showsEdmonton is now pacing the country's largest municipalities when it comes the jobless numbers. Statistics Canada's September numbers shows the unemployment rate is nine per cent.EconomyOct 12
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NDP beat out Conservatives in federal byelection in WinnipegThe federal New Democrats have kept a longtime stronghold in the Elmwood-Transcona riding in Winnipeg.PoliticsSep 17
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Progressive Conservatives hold onto seat in eastern Ontario byelectionThe Progressive Conservatives have won a provincial byelection in eastern Ontario, though the result was much closer than the riding has seen in the past two elections.PoliticsSep 19
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Canada’s population growth slows for 1st time since pandemic: StatsCanStatistics Canada said the number of non-permanent residents continues to grow, but the rate of that growth has been slowing since October 2023.CanadaSep 25
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‘Horses are at risk’: Animal welfare groups say transport deaths underreported to CFIAA new report by animal welfare organizations in Canada and Japan about the practice of exporting live horses for slaughter says government officials are being misled by industry.CanadaSep 12
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Canada begins commercially assisted departures from LebanonGlobal Affairs Canada is reserving seats on commercial flights for Canadian citizens as it becomes increasingly difficult to book seats independently, sources said.CanadaSep 27
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A look at the new districts in B.C.’s fall election as legislature grows to 93 seatsThe Oct. 19 election in British Columbia will feature new electoral districts that increase the number of seats in the legislature from 87 to 93.PoliticsSep 22
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BC election 2024 results: Richmond-BridgeportThis riding was represented by Conservative MLA Teresa Wat who first took office in 2013. Wat collected 7,675 votes, winning 51.26 per cent of the vote in the 2020 election.PoliticsOct 6
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Long COVID patients suffer high rate of autonomic disorders, researchers sayOctober marks Dysautonomia Awareness Month, raising the profile for a condition affecting body functions such as heart rate and sweating. It is common in long COVID patients.Health3 hours
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Surrey RCMP recover seats from custom bike for special-needs girl; bike still missingPolice in Surrey, B.C., have recovered the seats of a stolen custom bicycle that helps a girl with complex needs get around. The bike itself remains missing.CrimeSep 20
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In their words: B.C. leaders lay out vision on economy ahead of provincial electionAhead of Saturday's provincial election, Global News sat down with each of the three major party leaders to ask them their vision for the province's economy.PoliticsOct 16
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WHO approves 1st mpox diagnostic test for emergency useThe test enables detection of mpox virus DNA from human skin lesion swabs, the agency said, adding that it was designed for use by trained clinical laboratory personnel.HealthOct 3
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Experts give nod to Saskatchewan Party but expect tight October election racePolitical experts say Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is on track for a fifth majority government but will lose seats to Carla Beck’s NDP.PoliticsSep 29
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Manitoba communities crack down on needle distribution, drug use'It has become quite an issue that we've witnessed in the past year or so,' Swan River mayor Lance Jacobson said.HealthSep 26