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Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has been named one of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes Magazine.
Freeland, who also serves as the country’s finance minister, ranked 97th on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list for 2021, released Tuesday. She is the only Canadian who made the magazine’s top 100 list.
Freeland was just one of many politicians who made the Forbes list for 2021. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was second on the list, while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ranked eighth.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came in at number 15, while New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was number 34 on the list.
Queen Elizabeth also made the list, coming in at number 70.
Here’s a look at which women made the top 10 list:
The list also includes a number of women who work in the media and entertainment fields.
Oprah Winfrey took the 23rd spot, while Rihanna came in at number 68.
Reese Witherspoon made the list at number 74, while Beyoncé Knowles came in just behind her at 76.
Thirty-one-year-old Taylor Swift was the youngest woman to make the list. She sits in the 78th spot.
Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
Canadian LifeLabs customers who filed an application for a class-action settlement began receiving their payments this week, though at a much lower amount than initially expected.
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Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health is stepping down.
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Saskatchewan RCMP have revealed that a historic sexual assault investigation has led to the discovery of alleged crimes against children dating back to 2005.
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, 'So I raped you,' has been detained in France after a three-year search.
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Ontario Provincial Police are responding to a fatal collision involving two vehicles on Highway 417 in Ottawa's west end on Tuesday morning.
A team is ready to help an entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A $200 reward is being offered by a North Vancouver family for the safe return of their beloved chicken, Snowflake.
Two daughters and a mother were reunited online 40 years later thanks to a DNA kit and a Zoom connection despite living on three separate continents and speaking different languages.
Mother's Day can be a difficult occasion for those who have lost or are estranged from their mom.
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A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.
A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.
The threat of zebra mussels has prompted the federal government to temporarily ban watercraft from a Manitoba lake popular with tourists.