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Canada moves to limit immigration amid strained relations with US

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rolling back the country’s migrant worker program amid backlash at home and strained relations with the United States. The Canadian government has come under increasing pressure from the U.S. to stem the flow of worker migrants coming across the border by rolling back one of the most permissive immigration...

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Hallmark actress stands, takes first steps after surviving fall from 5-story hospital balcony

The Hallmark Channel’s Mamie Laverock celebrated a milestone in her recovery after surviving a five-story fall from a hospital balcony in May. The 20-year-old “When Calls the Heart” actress stood up and took her first steps in a video shared on her official Facebook page Friday. “Thank you surgeon’s, thank you prayers, thank you Lord....

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Canadian women's soccer team penalized in Olympics for drone spying scandal

The Canadian women’s soccer team was dealt a heavy blow Saturday after FIFA announced the women’s national team would be deducted six points from the standings in the Paris Olympics after staffers were caught using drones to spy on New Zealand during closed-door training sessions. Following its investigation, the FIFA Appeal Committee announced the Canadian...

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Thousands flee Canada's Jasper National Park as wildfire spreads to town

One of two raging wildfires menacing the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park roared into town Wednesday and began burning buildings. Jasper National Park officials said the fire entered the southern edge of the community Wednesday evening and crews were battling multiple structural fires and working to protect key infrastructure. There...

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Canadian women's soccer coach removed from Olympics after drone controversy

The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed women’s national soccer head coach Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games after staffers allegedly used a drone to spy on an opponent. Two Canadian team staffers, assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, were “sent home immediately” for allegedly using a drone to spy on...