NEW | B.C. parents win battle to put son's Indigenous name on his birth certificate
After 13 months of fighting, the parents of a Campbell River, B.C., boy have received a birth certificate that accurately reflects the spelling of his name.

After 13 months of fighting, the parents of a Campbell River, B.C., boy have received a birth certificate that accurately reflects the spelling of his name.
A family of great horned owls is nesting in a open area in Beacon Hill Park.
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A statistics professor at the University of Waterloo discusses how he continues to beat the Roll Up To Win contest at Tim Hortons.
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U.S. Marine forces have been flexing their muscles during assault drills with South Korea in a massive display of joint fire power.
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