Canada
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Severe summer weather cost $7B in most destructive season on record | EnvoyPost
Four Canadian catastrophes during July and August 2024 generated more than C$7 billion in insured losses, making that summer the…
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‘A cultural shift’: Canadian schools navigating new world of cellphone bans | EnvoyPost
Canadian schools began adapting to a broad new wave of cellphone restrictions in September 2024. Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and…
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Canadian senior saves up for e-bike to get to work — and someone stole it | EnvoyPost
A Toronto senior identified as Vince saved for months to buy an electric bicycle that allowed him to travel between…
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Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada | EnvoyPost
Health Canada authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine on September 24, 2024. The mRNA formulation targeted the Omicron KP.2 strain…
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Nearly 13K international students applied for asylum this year, data shows | EnvoyPost
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data showed 12,915 people holding study permits or extensions made asylum claims during the first…
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Canada ‘absolutely’ eying proposed U.S. ban on China’s auto tech: Freeland | EnvoyPost
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in September 2024 that Canada was closely considering a proposed US ban on certain…
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Mortgage changes will give ‘extra incentive’ to build homes faster: Freeland | EnvoyPost
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland argued in September 2024 that expanded 30-year insured mortgages and a higher insured-purchase cap would encourage…
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Conservatives table non-confidence motion to try to topple Trudeau | EnvoyPost
Canada’s Conservatives tabled a motion in September 2024 stating that the House of Commons had no confidence in Prime Minister…
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Firefighters battle major blaze involving lithium batteries at Port of Montreal | EnvoyPost
Firefighters battled a container fire involving approximately 15,500 kilograms of lithium-ion batteries at Montreal’s Racine marine terminal on September 23,…
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Home reno spending was up $300B over pandemic, Re/Max Canada says | EnvoyPost
Canadians spent roughly C$300 billion on residential renovations between 2019 and 2023, according to a 2024 Re/Max Canada report. The…
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