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Correctional service says it's tackling 'evolving threat' posed by drone smugglers

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Correctional Service of Canada says it's taking multiple steps to combat the "evolving threat" of drones that drop contraband into prisons, after B.C.
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First the snow, now the transit bus strike: SFU Burnaby classes disrupted again

First the snow, now the transit bus strike: SFU Burnaby classes disrupted again

The Metro Vancouver transit bus strike has resulted in classes at Burnaby's SFU campus being cancelled and moved online. At BCIT, it's business as usual.
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EU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation

EU countries adopt law banning products which fuel deforestation

BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union countries on Tuesday formally adopted new rules that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global deforestation by regulating the trade in a series of products driving the decrease in forested areas acr
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5 plead guilty in fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida

MIAMI (AP) — Five people have pleaded guilty in South Florida to participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
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Striking public servants block access to government buildings and key infrastructure

Striking public servants block access to government buildings and key infrastructure

OTTAWA — Federal ministers said Tuesday they were monitoring for blockades of critical roads and infrastructure, as striking federal workers made good on a promise to ramp up their picket efforts by disrupting traffic and limiting access to office bu
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Time Traveller: Day-tripping to Bowen Island with Captain Jack Cates

Time Traveller: Day-tripping to Bowen Island with Captain Jack Cates

Captain John Andrew “Jack” Cates formed the Terminal Steamship Company in 1902 in hopes of establishing Bowen Island as a thriving tourist resort
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MLB testing modified "pie slice" infield shift ban in minors

NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida State League will limit defensive shifts by drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass starting July 22, prohibiting infielders from the marked area pre-pitch in an experiment that could incr
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ACTRA and Cossette find common ground after a public call-out of the ad agency

ACTRA and Cossette find common ground after a public call-out of the ad agency

TORONTO — Theunion representing Canada's commercial actors has signed an agreement with Cossette Media that allows performersto work with the ad agency for the remainder of the year.
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ACTRA and Cossette find common ground after a public call-out of the ad agency

ACTRA and Cossette find common ground after a public call-out of the ad agency

TORONTO — Theunion representing Canada's commercial actors has signed an agreement with Cossette Media that allows performersto work with the ad agency for the remainder of the year.
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UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine's western borders, seeking to prevent the trafficking of looted cultural objects from Ukraine amid Russia's w
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