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Locals concerned about illegal dumping on farm land in Fraser Valley

Residents of a farming community in the Fraser Valley are worried about the environmental impacts of illegal dumping from construction sites on agricultural lands. 

Canada's premiers have wanted to scrap internal trade barriers for years. Why is it hard to do?

Why is it so hard to open up interprovincial trade? CBC's The House talks to experts and former officials about Canada's new push to liberalize internal trade and why there's been slow progress on the issue.

Family of activist slain in 1975 surprised by clemency granted to Leonard Peltier

For the family of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, the news that President Biden had granted clemency to Native American activist Leonard Peltier shortly before leaving office came as a surprise.
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In China, I was told grades were everything. Dragon boating in Canada taught me to enjoy the ride

Xin Qi grew up in China, feeling intense pressure to succeed in every exam and activity. If she wasn’t the best, it wasn’t worth pursuing. So when she moved as an international student to Vancouver, she was surprised by an offer to join the campus dragon boat team even though she didn’t have any experience in it.

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