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A look inside the 'just-in-case' House of Commons chamber; A makeshift House of Commons chamber has been set up at the Sir John A\. MacDonal Building in Ottawa in case MPs are recalled for a rare summer sitting\. The current chamber in West Block is undergoing maintenance that is expected to be complete before MPs return in the fall\.

A look inside the 'just-in-case' House of Commons chamber

August 7 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

A makeshift House has been set up at the Sir John A. Macdonald building across the street from Parliament while maintenance work is being done to the current chamber in West Block.

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Our national parks have a troubling history. Here's how people are working to make them better; Shyrai Sutherland formed Black Canadian Hikers after realizing she didn't see anybody that looked like her out on the trails when she lived and worked in Banff National Park\. When she moved to Ontario, she formed the group and organized its first hike in July 2020\. Here, two hikers examine a tree while hiking the Mono Cliffs section of the Bruce Trail about 100 kilometres northwest of Toronto in July 2020\.

Our national parks have a troubling history. Here's how people are working to make them better

August 7 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

The real story beneath these cherished landscapes that are integral to our national identity is one of displacement, forced labour and exclusion. But a transformative shift is underway as Canadians confront that past and work toward a brighter future.

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Niger's junta shuts airspace, ignores deadline to reinstate ousted president; Members of a military council that staged a coup in Niger attend a rally at a stadium in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023\. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou NO RESALES\. NO ARCHIVES

Niger's junta shuts airspace, ignores deadline to reinstate ousted president

August 7 , 2023 • 06:20 AM EDT

Niger's mutinous soldiers closed the country's airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president and said any attempt to fly over the country will be met with "an energetic and immediate response."

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Meet the artist who turned Montreal into an open-air gallery with over 200 sculptures; Sculptor Glen LeMesurier crouches by one of his iron sculptures in his Twilight Sculpture Garden in Montreal's Mile End on Aug\. 1, 2023\.

Meet the artist who turned Montreal into an open-air gallery with over 200 sculptures

August 7 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Glen LeMesurier began working on his Twilight Sculpture Garden in 1999 when it was an empty lot. Since then, he has filled it with 80 sculptures and a field of sweet clover. But with the physical and financial toll of metalworking catching up with him, the artist is now asking for the public's help.

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What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 6;

What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 6

August 6 , 2023 • 07:31 PM EDT

Residents of 13 properties near the Adams Lake West Forest Service Road were ordered to evacuate due to the Bush Creek East wildfire in British Columbia's Shuswap region on Sunday as officials confirmed three cabins had burned down in two separate fires near Lillooet.

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What's behind Ontario's alpaca agri-tourism boom?; Joseph Pruellage, left, and Crystal Pruellage, are the owners of Stoneleigh Farm, west of London, Ont\.  

August 7 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

What's behind Ontario's alpaca agri-tourism boom?

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Why this compostable checkout bag will soon be banned, and how some are fighting back; The Calgary Co-op is petitioning Ottawa to allow the use of these compostable bags\. Both it and Leaf Environmental Products worked with the city of Calgary to develop the bag\.  

August 6 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Why this compostable checkout bag will soon be banned, and how some are fighting back

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Woman with pacemaker showed her scar, was patted down by man to get through airport security; The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority is in charge of security screening at airports across the country\. CATSA is changing its procedures for transgender travellers to increase sensitivity and privacy\.  

August 6 , 2023 • 07:00 AM EDT

Woman with pacemaker showed her scar, was patted down by man to get through airport security

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IN PHOTOS: This week's most compelling Canadian images; Revellers take part in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday, August 5, 2023\.  

August 3 , 2023 • 10:13 AM EDT

IN PHOTOS: This week's most compelling Canadian images

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I loved being a medic but I couldn't accept the dysfunction in our system;  

August 6 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

I loved being a medic but I couldn't accept the dysfunction in our system

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August 6 , 2023 • 04:22 PM EDT

Trump lawyer, Pence spar over former president's election certification request

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August 6 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Why period-proof kits could be a 'story within a story' at Women's World Cup

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August 6 , 2023 • 12:50 PM EDT

How this Vancouver Island lake won the title of B.C.'s best lake

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August 6 , 2023 • 11:37 AM EDT

Russia launches missile, drone barrage against Ukraine after promise of retaliation

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August 6 , 2023 • 06:08 PM EDT

Montreal Tigers storm past Surrey Jaguars to claim GT20 Canada cricket championship

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