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This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. — On Nov. 19, 2008, Nova Scotia had its first snowfall of the season. The province was not prepared for the snowy, …

The law that an American man was convicted of breaking exist to prevent the sale and export of endangered species products. Those laws are celebrated by some conservationists even as Inuit artists decry them as too restrictive. Montreal art gallery now charged with illegally selling sperm whale teeth. On July …

The union that represents thousands of grocery store workers in Ontario says it has reached a tentative agreement with No Frills, averting a strike that could have started as early as Monday. Workers set to vote on new agreement this week, union says. The union that represents thousands of grocery …

A Toronto man has been arrested in connection with multiple hate-motivated assaults throughout the city, according to police — including a Saturday morning attack on worshippers outside a mosque. 28-year-old charged in connection with 3 attacks, including an incident outside a mosque. A Toronto man has been arrested in connection …

Small businesses across Western Canada that depend on sugar are struggling with shortages and higher costs as labour action at one of the country’s few sugar processing facilities stretches into a seventh week. Strike enters 7th week, with union saying that employer plans to institute 24/7 operation and erode weekends. …

After a record-breaking year for wildfire, researchers in Alberta are studying how to make evacuations run more smoothly by zooming in on three cities in the B.C. Interior and two towns in Alberta. Work will focus on 3 cities in the B.C. Interior and 2 towns in Alberta. Charlie Kesslar …

A cold wind’s blowing, and it’ll reach the Great Lakes next week in true November fashion. We’re looking ahead to the potential next week for multiple rounds of lake-effect snow to target Ontario’s traditional snowbelt communities into next weekend. While specific snowfall accumulations are still a bit fuzzy this far …

Residents in some of the city’s leafier enclaves have gone decades without having to pick up fallen leaves thanks to a specialty collection service. But now — if they want the city to keep collecting — they’ll need to do more than just rake. “People are furious,” said Coun. Stephen …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and had a brief exchange with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday at a summit in San Francisco, but did not formally meet with him.  China’s president confronted Trudeau last year on the sidelines of G20 talks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said hello and …

The war between Israel and Hamas creates two challenges for Justin Trudeau, as it would for any Canadian prime minister. And the strain of tackling both those challenges has only become more apparent with each passing day, culminating on Tuesday with new comments from Trudeau on the war. The PM …