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Hurricane Melissa: a case study in a changing hurricane era
Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds tore into western Jamaica Tuesday morning, marking one of the most powerful Atlantic landfalls ever recorded. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks at how Melissa may be part of a new hurricane era: storms fuelled by record-warm … Continue reading
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Why some farmers are turning old grain bins into guest houses
Some Alberta ranchers hope that branching into tourism will help shore up their family farms to last another generation — though the accommodations might seem a little quirky.
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Canadian firms Cameco, Brookfield sign $80B US nuclear reactor deal with U.S. government
Shares of Cameco Corp. rose more than 20 per cent after the company and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. announced a partnership agreement with the U.S. government to help build nuclear reactors in the United States.
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Arctic fossil is northern-most rhino species ever found
Millions of years ago, a pony-sized, hornless rhino wandered through the woods and munched on leaves in what is now northern Nunavut. A new study identities it as a new species, and offers an intriguing explanation for how it got … Continue reading
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Amazon cutting 14,000 corporate jobs to spend more on AI
Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere.
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Scientists discover dinosaur ‘mummies’ with hoofs like a horse
It’s been more than 60 million years since duck-billed dinosaurs roamed around what is now known as western North America. Or, more accurately, since they clomped around. On their hoofs.
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The case for spending $500M on a single Toronto Blue Jay
A blockbuster deal to lock in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. this past spring may have already led to financial windfalls for Toronto Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications, as the telecom, media and sports conglomerate is already reporting higher earnings chalked up, … Continue reading
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Residents in Fort McPherson, N.W.T., urged to take precautions after 3 wolf sightings
Three wolves were spotted in Fort McPherson in October. One was shot and killed this week. The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change is encouraging residents to leash their pets, vaccinate their dogs, and not to store food outside.
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B.C. man dies weeks after rescuing himself from the jaws of a grizzly bear
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked and severely injured him in B.C.’s East Kootenay region earlier this month.
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Cenovus raises MEG Energy offer, wins Strathcona support
Cenovus Energy Inc. has raised its takeover offer for MEG Energy Corp., winning the support of Strathcona Resources Ltd., which had opposed the deal.
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