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Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze in almost every province and territory.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported Monday afternoon that 76,129 square kilometres of forest and other land has burned since Jan. 1. That exceeds the previous record set in 1989 of 75,596 square kilometres, according to the National Forestry Database.
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A left-wing progressive standard-bearer has won Toronto’s mayoral election, triumphing in a historically crowded field of 102 candidates.
Olivia Chow, 66, said she will work to build a city that is “more caring, affordable and safe”.
The race had focused largely on affordability and public safety.
Regional vice-president John Williston said the premier was “over the top” and “aggressive” when he shouted at the member of the PC provincial council on the weekend.
Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada (Public Domain, Source » Wikimedia)
Netflix in Canada has removed its $9.99 per month ‘Basic’ package, forcing new subscribers to endure commercials or pay a extra for an uninterrupted streaming package.
June 24, 1604, French explorer Samuel de Champlain reaches the mouth of the Saint John River, site of the Reversing Falls and present-day Saint John, New Brunswick.
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