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Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August

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The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August, federal officials said on Friday.

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Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer

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Pair of rare, multicoloured lobsters new summer stars of Dartmouth ocean centre

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I rode AlpenFury at Canada’s Wonderland — and it was absolute chaos (in the best way)

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AlpenFury isn’t just Canada’s Wonderland’s newest roller coaster.

Healthcare

E-scooter injuries are on the rise among both kids and adults, data and doctors say

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Beat the heat! A guide to splash pads in Simcoe County

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Canadians with Down syndrome living longer, but still dying prematurely

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Can rice really kill you? What you need to know

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Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy

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Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy.

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Barrie's Bill Welychka Releases 2nd Edition Memoir March 2025

May 16

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Immediate Press Release ‘A Happy Has Been: Exciting Times and Lessons Learned by One of Canada's Foremost Entertainment Journalists’- 2nd EDITION - Available NOW.