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VideoUniversities' and colleges’ growing deficits, layoffs concern unions across country
As some Canadian colleges and universities face daunting deficits and decisions on where to cut spending, a critical examination of the sector's viability is emerging. Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., was the latest to project a staggering deficit this week. In a post on its website Wednesday, the institution said it's projecting a nearly $36-million deficit in its next operating year. It referenced factors like an "ongoing tuition freeze for Ontario students'' and "a decrease in internatio
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VideoGrowing wildfire threats extend beyond fire lines to smoke, health risks
The growing threat of wildfires year after year has ripple effects beyond the anxiety associated with forced evacuations and lost property. Wildfire smoke is increasingly putting our health at risk, sometimes with tragic consequences. Eric Sorensen reports on how our changing climate is fuelling more fires — and how those fires are indirectly affecting those who don't even live anywhere near a fire line.
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VideoDid serial killer linked to 1970’s Alberta deaths also strike in BC?
RCMP in Calgary announced on Friday they had linked Gary Allen Srery to the murders of four young women in the Calgary area in the mid-to-late 1970s. Now, officers on the West Coast are looking into other cold cases and whether Srery's murder spree may have spread to B.C. as well. Catherine Urquhart has the details.
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VideoFeds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request
The federal government has rejected requests from the City of Toronto to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal use in the city, citing concerns for public health and safety. Lexy Benedict gets the local reaction from the mayor of the city, and what this rejection means.
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VideoEvacuation order lifted for residents of Fort McMurray
Residents who were evacuated from communities in Fort McMurray, Alta., are being allowed to return home Saturday. While a nearby wildfire is still classified as out of control, officials say crews have made significant progress on the blaze. Erik Bay has the details.
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Sultry tease of summer brings muggy air, storm risk to Ontario
The unofficial start of summer will feel like the end of June for a wide swath of Ontario as a warm and sometimes stormy pattern builds into the province
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