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Do you live in one of Canada’s unhappiest places?
Globally, Canada is considered a pretty happy place. In 2018, the country finished seventh out of 156 countries on the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network World Happiness Report. However, not every region of this vast country has gotten an equal share of that happiness—issues such as living standards, work/life balance, concern about climate change and difficulty finding fulfilling work have led residents in some regions to report lower quality of life. Using Statistics Canada and other data on life satisfaction, let’s take a look at the most unhappy places in Canada.
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Florence death toll at 14, including 2 from carbon monoxide
The death toll attributed to Florence stands at 14, including 10 in North Carolina and four in South Carolina. —23-year-old Michael Dalton Prince died Sunday after the truck he was riding in lost control on a flooded two-lane road in Georgetown County, South Carolina, said Coroner Kenny Johnson. The driver and another passenger escaped after the truck landed upside down in a flooded ditch. —63-year-old Mark Carter King and 61-year-old Debra Collins ...
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What it's really like to fly into a hurricane, and why it's important
Hurricane Hunter Jon Zawizlak sips ginger ale and eats pretzels before he flies into big storms. The turbulence can get a bit rough, and he'd rather not be dealing with any funny stomach issues on an eight hour research flight.
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Aerial images of the World Trade Center show the site's evolution from 1966 to now
See the evolution of the World Trade Center site, starting with its construction in 1966. Images show its progression through the 1993 bombing, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the site's spectacular reconstruction, which is nearly complete.
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Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of child sex abuse
Pope Francis on Saturday expelled a Chilean priest under investigation in a case involving the sexual abuse of children, according to a report by local media on Saturday, amid a growing global abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman Catholic Church.
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White House defends Trump on Puerto Rico death toll claim
As Hurricane Florence bore down on the U.S., President Donald Trump angrily churned up the devastating storm of a year earlier, disputing the official death count from Hurricane Maria and falsely accusing Democrats of inflating the Puerto Rican toll to make him "look as bad as possible."
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15 conspiracy theories spawned by 9/11
Seventeen years after airliners slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, the official consensus that terrorists were behind the September 11 attacks is still widely rejected. Instead, the 9/11 Truth Movement embraces the 15 conspiracy theories listed here, most of which claim that the U.S. government was behind it all. From unbroken and non-existent windows to mysterious underwing pods, all these so-called “alternative truths” are intriguing, inventive...and have been extensively debunked.
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'Friends don't do that to friends': Quebec finance minister on U.S. tariffs
Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said Monday that Premier Philippe Couillard met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and spoke to him about U.S. tariffs and told him they were unacceptable because "friends don't do that to friends."
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Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak's 2 sons to prison
CAIRO - Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for which the five are on trial, security officials said. They said the arrests were ordered by judge Ahmed Aboul-Fetouh before he adjourned the case's hearings until Oct. 20. The Mubarak sons — wealthy businessman Alaa and Mubarak's one-time heir apparent Gamal — were ...
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Morneau says U.S. tariffs not helpful, defends Canada's tariffs
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Monday that U.S. tariffs on Canada were "not helpful," but defended Canada's own tariffs saying they need to send a message the tariffs were not helpful. However, he avoided a question on whether the tariffs could cause a recession in Canada.
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Ottawa bearing witness to unusual influx
OTTAWA - High population density is a feature of most Group of Seven capitals — but Ottawa stands out among its international peers these days with an unusual demographic situation: a sudden influx of bears. Black bear sightings surged of late in Canada's national capital region. Conservation officials say they've already had to round up more than 30 of the large mammals roaming urban areas since the start of the month. From a human's perspective, ...
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American professor detained by Israel in West Bank scuffle
JERUSALEM - An American law professor was detained by Israeli police for allegedly trying to block Israeli troops in a West Bank village slated for demolition, his Israeli lawyer said Saturday. Frank Romano, 66, is being held at a lockup in Jerusalem and is to appear before an Israeli military court Monday, said attorney Gaby Lasky. She said she is trying to get a hearing sooner, before a civil court. Romano, who reportedly also has French citizenship, ...
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Lewinsky responds to Clinton's #MeToo comments
Monica Lewinsky, who was recently recognized by InStyle for her mission to help others in the wake of the #MeToo movement, opened up to the magazine about the 20-year-old scandal. Lewinsky discussed how she’s dealt with trauma and responds to President Clinton’s headline-making comments made on TODAY. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports.
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Canada honours B.C. Indigenous basket making
VICTORIA - Matilda Borden liked to pour a cup of tea to display her basket making expertise, proving her cups made from material gathered in British Columbia's forests were watertight, says her granddaughter Brenda Crabtree. Not one drop would leak, recalls Crabtree, who is also a basket-making artist and Aboriginal programs director at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver. "She was showing off and it's really, truly the mark of ...
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B.C. widow says a superbug made husband’s cancer untreatable
Wendy Gould says a drug-resistant superbug her husband contracted rendered him unable to resume chemotherapy to treat his stage-four colorectal cancer. Vancouver Coastal Health denies the infection contributed to George Gould’s death.
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Russian meddling abroad: Does Putin pull all the strings?
MOSCOW - As alleged Russian plots, conspiracies and crimes unfold against the West, prosecutors and pundits routinely blame Vladimir Putin or a circle of Kremlin insiders said to be acting on direct orders from the president. Putin may indeed have involvement in some shadowy schemes, but is he micromanaging every suspected poisoning, computer hack and influence campaign? Experts say not necessarily. Instead, they say Putin and his entourage may ...
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Senator: DHS diverted $10M from FEMA to ICE
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Tuesday night released documents appearing to show the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) diverted nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Before-and-after photos show startling scale of bridge collapse disaster in Italy
Twitter/Google Maps/Business Insider A huge motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa, northern Italy, on Tuesday morning. At least 22 people are confirmed dead. Before-and-after photos of the bridge show the striking nature of the disaster. A motorway bridge collapsed in northern Italy on Tuesday morning, killing at least 22 people. A section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa measuring about 262 feet long, and located 164 feet above ground, gave in...
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