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Canadian residents who require a visa to visit the United States currently face the longest wait times in the world, CBC News has learned. Source

Wool producers in the Maritimes are making wool pellets to help farmers and gardeners boost food production and deal with climate change, while also offering an additional source of revenue for sheep farmers. Source

The issue of classification is a thorny subject within Paralympic circles. At its heart, the act of categorizing impaired athletes is intended to make Para sport equitable. But athletes will tell you that process is not always fair. Source

The National Women’s Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the draft, guarantees all contracts, provides for parental leave and childcare benefits and promises more money for the players. Source

As some qualifying events in curling get cancelled, organizers in this region and across the country are starting to have to choose teams based on a ranking system to determine who gets to compete. Source

New Brunswick has declared a provincewide whooping cough outbreak, two months after an outbreak was initially declared on the Acadian Peninsula. Source

A union leader in Ontario says he rejects a call for his resignation from a national position over a video he shared on social media. Source

A driver is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 401 near Highway 427 on Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Source

Some areas saw wind gusts over 100 kilometres an hour. Others were hit with golf ball-sized hail. Wild weather was in action last week as well, according to the latest provincial crop report.  Source

With Canada’s two biggest freight railroad companies set to enter binding arbitration with the labour unions representing their workers, there are still concerns about what a prolonged disruption could mean for Prince Edward Island. Source