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August 10th 2020

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Christopher Downey finished building his home in 2002 on a parcel of land in North Preston, N.S., that has been in his family for generations.

Plundering European green crabs trigger high alert along B.C.'s West Coast DFO and conservation groups are sounding the call on the B.C. coast – especially the waters off east Vancouver Island – to be on the look out for the highly invasive European green crab. Rochelle Baker News, Island Insider \| August 10th 2020

Women are key to fisheries, so why don't they get credit? Taylor said when she started fishing, she had to constantly prove herself in the male-dominated industry — on top of taking on tasks to keep the boat running. Things are easier now, but at a larger scale, problems remain. Marc Fawcett-Atkinson News, Food Insider \| August 10th 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision to Commons committee The federal Liberal government has handed over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal information and cabinet secrets. Lee Berthiaume News, Politics \| August 10th 2020

Ten workers test positive for COVID-19 at Maple Leaf Foods pork facility A Maple Leaf Foods facility in Manitoba where 10 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 will remain open, the head of the company said, despite calls from the union to halt production. Kelly Geraldine Malone News, Politics \| August 8th 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons but a new normal is in place COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. Bill Graveland News, Politics \| August 9th 2020

Two teens killed in Manitoba after RCMP believe tornado threw their vehicle into a field A tornado that killed two teens when it threw their vehicle more than a kilometre into a Manitoba farm field surprised even those in the area who are accustomed to violent weather, as well as a stormchaser, with its destructive strength. The Canadian Press News, Politics \| August 10th 2020

Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief following Beirut explosion The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. Teresa Wright News, Politics \| August 10th 2020

'Protest Papers' provide rare look inside state surveillance Timothy E. Wilson News, Energy, Politics \| August 12th 2019

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