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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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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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Regina Indian Industrial School transfer of land housing cemetery ‘first step in reconciliation’
The grounds housing a cemetery where some three dozen Indigenous children who died while attending Regina’s Indian Industrial School (RIIS) are buried…
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Could Canada be a safe haven for climate refugees?
Lying in the central Pacific Ocean, the islands of Kiribati look like a tropical paradise. Surrounded by crystal-clear water and coral…
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New evacuation orders issued as ‘aggressive’ northern Alberta wildfires grow
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as gusting winds stoke wildfires burning across northern Alberta. A swath of…
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Trans Mountain pipeline protesters rally ahead of final Ottawa decision
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Vancouver Sunday to rally against the expansion of a national pipeline, which could get final federal…
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Alberta opposition stages all-night filibuster against labour bill
Alberta’s NDP Official Opposition staged a filibuster overnight in protest against proposed changes to labour legislation. A debate over Bill 2 began…
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High Level fire chief reflects on most challenging firefight of his career
High Level’s fire chief is breathing a sigh of relief as people return to the community amid the biggest firefight…
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Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
Alberta’s consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Legislature members voted Tuesday night to pass the bill that repeals the tax,…
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Big Rock Brewery announces layoffs, blames Alberta’s beer taxes
Big Rock Brewery says it’s laying off staff, on top of other “cost-cutting measures,” due to taxes on Alberta beer.…
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Wildfires force more evacuations in remote northern Alberta communities
People in a remote area in northern Alberta have been ordered to leave their homes because of an approaching wildfire. The Alberta…
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Salmonella outbreak linked to Compliments-brand chicken strips
Chicken consumers, check your freezer. The Public Health Agency of Canada has announced a national outbreak of salmonella linked to…
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Surprising number of people with pancreatic cancer may miss out on life-prolonging treatment
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced he’s undergoing treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. An estimated 5,500 Canadians will be diagnosed with the disease this year…
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Dry, windy weather making work tough for firefighters in northern Alberta
Dry and windy conditions continue to challenge firefighters battling the gigantic Chuckegg Creek blaze a few kilometres southwest of High…
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‘Price-conscious’ pot consumers find backyard planting way cheaper
For the first time, Canadians are busy planting weeds in their gardens, rather than trying to prevent them. Or more…
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Canadá
Small nuclear reactors could make Alberta’s oilsands cleaner, industry experts suggest
Alberta’s oilsands have been labelled as dirty by environmental activists and some politicians, but the sector might be able to…
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GTA
Privatizing LCBO’s distribution business is on the table, Ford government adviser reveals
The Ford government’s top adviser on reforming alcohol sales will soon hand over his recommendations, and CBC News obtained some…
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Some provinces skeptical after money laundering wake-up call
The authors of a report that found $47 billion was laundered across Canada last year debated whether to include a…
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Alberta beef producers carefully watch Beyond Meat veggie burger complaint
Beef producers in Alberta are carefully watching an ongoing complaint from their Quebec counterparts. The complaint’s target? American veggie burger…
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Evacuation ordered for High Level, Alta. as wildfire approaches
People living in and near High Level, Alta. have been ordered to leave their homes because of danger posed by an…
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Population growth in Maritimes fastest in decades, study says
A new study says the population of the three Maritime provinces is growing at its fastest pace in decades, thanks…
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Alberta carbon tax to end May 30 if bill passed by legislature
Premier Jason Kenney says his government’s Bill 1, if passed, will end Alberta’s carbon tax by May 30. The bill…
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