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How to bring some Californian warmth to your Canadian home this winter
The Ranch - photo cr Angi Welsch Designer Jenni Kayne
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California offers counterproposal on water cuts
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film
Toronto’s Domee Shi on landing an Oscar nomination for Turning Red
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world
New push for U.S. assault weapons ban after shootings
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world
Police took five hours to alert public that gunman in deadly California dance hall shooting was on the loose
Police investigate the scene of a shooting that took place during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Monterey Park, California, U.S. January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Allison Dinner
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Suspect in shootings that left seven dead at Northern California farms was employee
Police investigate the scene of a mass shooting off Cabrillo Highway in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group via AP)
u.s. politics
Biden says 'no regrets' on handling of classified documents
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Biden to visit California as severe storms fade
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Flooding in California: What are ‘atmospheric rivers?’
FILE PHOTO: Storm clouds roll over Santa Cruz, California, U.S., January 15, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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Authorities in California assess damage after days of deadly storms
FILE PHOTO: The Russian River, swollen with floodwater following a chain of winter storms, flows past the town of Guerneville, California, U.S. January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo
world
California braces for one more burst of heavy snow and rain
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 13: In an aerial view, floodwaters cover an agricultural area after the Salinas River overflowed its banks on January 13, 2023 in Salinas, California. Several atmospheric river events continue to pound California with record rainfall and high winds. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow
Floodwaters cover South Davis Rd. near Salinas in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
world
Series of drenching California storms put dent in drought
A cyclist tries to keep the rain at bay while pedaling on River Street in Santa Cruz, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
canada
Heavy rain, strong winds spike flood and avalanche risk across B.C. south coast
A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
olympics
Australia withdraw from ODI series against Afghanistan in March
FILE - Afghanistan's Rashid Khan celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Shadab Khan during the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Sept. 7, 2022. Inexperience in Australia’s sometimes hostile batting conditions isn’t likely to unnerve an Afghan cricket team that is all too familiar with having to overcome adversity. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)
world
Northern California sees more rain while the south dries out
A view of an abandoned homeless camp and items that washed ashore along the stormwater-swollen American River in Sacramento, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
world
California storm causes several deaths, severe flooding and brings bounty of snow to drought-stricken parts of the state
San Diego firefighters help Humberto Maciel rescue his dog from his flooded home in Merced, California, on January 10, 2023. - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead. Fierce storms caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees and swept away drivers and passengers -- reportedly including a five-year-old-boy who remains missing in central California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
world
California gets brief lull after damaging ‘bomb cyclone’
Homes near Rio Del Mar beach are flooded from a rainstorm in Aptos, Cali., on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
world
California soaked by ‘atmospheric river’ storm that kills child
A damaged Valero gas station creaks in the wind during a massive "bomb cyclone" rain storm in South San Francisco, California on January 4, 2023. - A bomb cyclone smashed into California on January 4, 2023, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Evacuations ordered as California storm knocks out power
A power pole crew works to free a power line after a tree fell on it during a recent storm in Wilton, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Bands of rain swept across California on Wednesday as the state braced for another powerful storm, which forecasters said would bring more flooding, landslides and damaging winds just days after another “atmospheric river” drenched the West Coast. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)
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‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
Motorists travel along U.S. Route 50 under steady rain near Twin Bridges, Calif., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
arts
P-22, mountain lion that ‘captured hearts’ in Los Angeles, euthanized due to injuries, illness
FILE PHOTO: A trail camera picture of mountain lion P-22, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., 2012. Miguel Ordenana/NATIONAL HISTORY MUSUEM OF L.A./Griffith Park Connectivity/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT./File Photo
football
LSU, USC move up behind UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU in CFP
LSU defensive end Ali Gaye (11) celebrates a sack of UAB quarterback Dylan Hopkins with safety Greg Brooks Jr. (3) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
analysis
Climate-related migration is on the rise in North America as extreme weather prompts people to move
FILE - A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., Nov. 8, 2018. Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility's equipment, it was announced Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
u.s. business
Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California
FILE - An iPad displays the types of free bets that could be placed at the Golden 1 Center's Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge in Sacramento, Calif., March 19, 2019. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot initiative fight in state history. Two rival proposals are pitting wealthy Native American tribes against FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling companies, in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
u.s. business
California voters weigh new tax on rich to boost EV adoption
FILE PHOTO: An electric vehicle is seen charging in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
world
Here’s what to know about Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial
FILE PHOTO: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges. Etienne Laurent/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Globe Climate: The environmental cost of electrification
Future collecting basin at the Nouveau Monde Graphite Matawinie Mine, Saint Michel des Saints, QC.
u.s. business
Pork industry takes fight over California law to U.S. Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
world
Weinstein sex crimes trial in Los Angeles to begin with bigger stakes
FILE — Harvey Weinstein arrives at State Supreme Court in lower Manhattan on Feb. 24, 2020. The former movie producer was already convicted in New York, but his Los Angeles trial, set to begin Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, could be pivotal if he wins an appeal in the first case. (Anna Watts/The New York Times)
british columbia
B.C. premier Horgan heads to California for climate deal with West Coast governors
Premier John Horgan looks on during an announcement about financial aid due to inflation and the cost-of-living increases and support during a press conference at Goudy Field in Langford, B.C., on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
world
Beavers are superhero rodents in California’s fight against climate change
Sarah Beesley, a fisheries biologist with the Yurok Tribe in northern California, examines artificial beaver dams created on McGarvey Creek on Sept. 12, 2022. The Yurok have worked to restore the McGarvey watershed for beavers and salmon. Nathan VanderKlippe/The Globe and Mail
world
Artificial structures slow the destructive energy of waterways
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world
California sues Amazon, alleging antitrust law violations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, at lectern and flanked by staff, announces an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc during a news conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave