Canada

Powerhouse baseball province looks for 13th title in last 14 years

When teams gather this week in Mirabel, Que. to begin the 2018 Little League Canadian Championship, there's no question who the heavy favourite will be. Teams representing British Columbia have won the last 12 of 13 national titles and will once again look to swing for the fences when the ball starts flying Thursday morning.

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Why we crave the flickering flame, even as dry summers and modern life make campfires harder to come by

The blue glow on the horizon dims, and here, around the fire, talk shifts into a different gear that's softer than the bright day. 

People sit close. A warm light dances on their faces.

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The young killer whale known as J50 appears lethargic and has lost about 20 per cent of her body weight

The story of the southern resident J-pod orcas, and the mother mourning her dead calf, has drawn attention from around the world.

Now, one of the other calves in the same pod is starving, and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is working with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on a plan to save it.

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