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Scientists sound alarm over Alberta’s new approach to tracking oilsands pollution
The scientist who once oversaw the science division of an independent agency keeping tabs on the impact of industrial pollution…
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53% of Canadians want next federal government to build Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, poll says
More than half of Canadians surveyed want their next federal government to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion between Alberta…
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Alberta to fund 4,000 addiction recovery beds over next 4 years
The Alberta government says it will fund 4,000 addiction treatment beds over the next four years. Premier Jason Kenney said at an…
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33% of landowners on Trans Mountain route are yet to grant access to expansion project
Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a “miniature Stanley Park.” Its lush trees…
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The Force is with him: Alberta boy gets ‘Star Wars’ model of his heart
The Force is with this young transplant patient. Mason Thomas was six when he received a new heart at the…
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Indigenous, 2-spirit couple from Alberta wins The Amazing Race Canada
Anthony Johnson and James Makokis hoped being the first Indigenous, two-spirit couple to compete on The Amazing Race Canada would…
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A self-driving shuttle is coming to Toronto’s east end
Toronto plans to test out an autonomous shuttle that would connect a transit desert in the West Rouge neighbourhood in Scarborough…
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Divesting from U.S. gun industry is not so easy if you pay into Canada Pension Plan
Canadians who want to steer clear of investing in gun companies are out of luck if they pay into the…
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Edmonton’s organic waste and a willow crop could help reclaim an Alberta coal mine
Organic waste from Edmonton could help transform the landscape surrounding an Alberta coal mine into a thriving crop of willows.…
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Canada pledges water bombers, $15M to fight Amazon wildfires
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is offering to send water bombers and $15 million in aid to help Brazil and…
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Trans Mountain mobilizes workforce to start pipeline expansion, expects completion by mid-2022
The federally owned Trans Mountain Corp. said Wednesday it has issued “notice to proceed” directives to construction contractors, mobilizing the…
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Oakland Raider arrives for NFL pre-season game with ‘Winnipeg, Alberta’ shirt
Oakland Raiders rookie A.J. Cole III is learning about Canadian geography the hard way. The Raiders tweeted out various photos…
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Alberta considering plan to build caribou-rearing facility
The Alberta government is considering building a caribou-rearing facility near Grande Cache, east of the Rockies, as part of a…
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Meat from 21 contaminated elk herds entered Canada’s food supply over last 5 years
Elk meat from 21 herds where chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found has been released into Canada’s food supply over the…
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Advocates fear meat from latest infected deer herd has entered Canada’s food supply
A third case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 2019 has been confirmed at a Canadian deer farm, and advocates fear servings…
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Mysterious political robotexts may just be the start in a new era of 3rd-party ads
In June, like many Ontarians, Liberal MP Pam Damoff got a mysterious text from an unknown number. The message started,…
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Alarming’ increase in sexually transmitted infections found across Canada
Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea across Canada have jumped, according to the latest figures compiled by CBC News, which comes…
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Tourist tumbles to death at popular B.C. waterfall
An Alberta man has fallen to his death near a popular waterfall in B.C.’s Shuswap region. The 53-year-old man is…
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Crime up, homicide down: Five things to know about the 2018 crime statistics
New national crime data for 2018 was released Monday, courtesy of Statistics Canada, with big changes to some key indicators.…
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Batch of Pacific oysters recalled due to threat of paralytic shellfish poisoning
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling certain varieties of Pacific oysters harvested earlier this week in B.C. The agency…
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B.C. man dies of rabies after coming into contact with bat
A 21-year-old B.C. man has died of rabies after coming into contact with a bat on Vancouver Island, health officials…
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GTA
Doug Ford brushes off Dean French questions, says reporters want to ‘get into the weeds’
Premier Doug Ford brushed off questions Monday about a controversy around government appointees with personal ties to his former chief…
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Assembly of First Nations meets with premiers today, ending boycott
The Assembly of First Nations will attend a meeting of Indigenous leaders and premiers Tuesday, ending a boycott it launched…
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Alberta mountain guide finds decades-old explosive
In Marc Piché’s 23 years as a mountain guide, he had never come across an undetonated explosive — until Thursday. The seasoned…
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Alberta city that held LGBTQ pride this year denies request to fly straight pride flag
A small, southern Alberta city that only held its first LGBTQ pride celebration last month has voted unanimously against allowing…
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UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
The United Nations body that oversees world heritage sites has given Canada a new deadline to address problems in the…
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Beekeeping is booming — but it might be helping the wrong bees
Honeybee numbers are higher than they’ve ever been in Calgary due to the increasing popularity of urban beekeeping. You’d think…
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Bird Canada aims to launch e-scooter rentals in Calgary and Edmonton in July
A company backed by Toronto Raptors founder John Bitove says it will bring e-scooter rentals to Calgary and Edmonton in…
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Hundreds turn out for Fort McMurray’s 1st retail cannabis store
The sidewalk was lined with customers Wednesday as Fort McMurray residents waited for the region’s first cannabis store to open. Plantlife…
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70-million-year-old ‘sea monster’ discovered by miners in southern Alberta
Picture a Komodo dragon seven metres long surging through the ocean to gobble up fish, turtles — pretty much everything…
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