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Free summer admission to national parks and historic sites begins Friday
OTTAWA — The Canada Strong Pass takes effect Friday, offering free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada.
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Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement
SAVANNAH, Ga.
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Rotting fish-sauce plant whose stench torments Newfoundland town will be cleaned up
ST. MARY'S — A coastal Newfoundland town besieged for decades by the fetid stench wafting from an abandoned fish-sauce factory has finally received good news. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary's, N.L.
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Carney's task at G7 will be to keep the group alive as experts question the outcome
CALGARY — As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S.
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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: G7 G7 leaders will gather in Kananaskis, Alta., for their annual meeting, which starts Sunday.
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Leaders on Canada's expanded G7 guest list to tackle climate, economy and security
OTTAWA — Canada is bringing the world to Alberta for the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis.
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Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the floodwater .
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Heavy rains flood Congo’s capital, killing at least 19 people
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Major flooding hit several neighborhoods in Congo's capital Kinshasa, killing at least 19 people and causing severe damage, authorities said Saturday.
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Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on record in this mountainous state.
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The National Weather Service issues Alaska's first ever heat advisory
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term.
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