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Varcoe: Bill C-59 and LNG expansion on Canadian oilpatch's radar of risks and rewards for 2025
New federal legislation aimed at greenwashing, Bill C-59, remains on the minds of Canada’s oil and gas industry heading into the fall. Read More
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'Movie belongs to Calgary': Film festival screens Alberta-shot western The Thicket at opening gala
For the first time since 2019, the Calgary International Film Festival held a red carpet opening gala Thursday to kick off 10 days of international, national and local films and to celebrate the homegrown film industry with a screening of the Alberta-shot western The Thicket. Read More
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Conversations Live: Takeaways from B.C. NDP leader David Eby
On Thursday, B.C. NDP leader and Premier David Eby sat with Conversations Live host Stuart McNish and took questions from Postmedia reporter Alec Lazenby and the public. Read More
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Edmonton Oilers lack a crucial ingredient for Stanley Cup success…for now at least
If you think that the Edmonton Oilers are going to win the Stanley Cup without Evander Kane, or a player with similar Double F attributes, I suspect you're engaged in wishful thinking. The fact is that the Edmonton Oilers have come close to winning the Stanley Cup two times this century, taking it to Game 7 in both the 2006 and 2024 playoffs, and a key ingredient of the success of both those teams was have a Double F player or two. Read More
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RCMP make arrest after finding woman, 28, dead along rural road in east-central Alberta
RCMP in southern Alberta have arrested a 61-year-old man after a 28-year-old woman was found dead on Tuesday near Oyen, Alta. Read More
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Jeremy Venditti: The mighty Fraser is a river in peril, fragile in ways we might not expect
The mighty Fraser River lies at the heart of B.C. It is the province's longest river, rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing 1,375 kilometres before entering the Pacific Ocean at Vancouver. Its drainage basin is the size of Britain. Its salmon migrations are key elements of Indigenous culture and B.C.’s commercial fishery. The Fraser Delta houses Canada’s largest port facility. Read More
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Opinion: Child care in B.C. — long on government proclamations, short on spaces
If the success of the B.C. government’s child-care program — which is subsidized by billions of federal and provincial tax dollars to push out-of-pocket fees toward $10 per day — is measured by the volume of government announcements, then the program is a smashing success. Read More
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Jennifer Lyle: Now's the time to prioritize dementia care in B.C.
On Sept. 21 when the election is called, we will be 28 days away from the day B.C. votes. Coincidentally, Sept. 21 is also recognized as World Alzheimer’s Day, an opportunity to talk about the significant impact that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias have on our communities. Read More
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B.C. Premier David Eby touts involuntary care plans at UBCM days before campaign begins
Support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren’t working for hundreds of British Columbians, and “secure” involuntary care sites around the province are a new tool to help them, B.C. Premier David Eby says. Read More
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Canucks: Training camp ’nerve wracking’ for new addition Jake DeBrusk
PENTICTON — Jake DeBrusk had a bit of an unfamiliar feeling as he prepared to hit the ice with his Vancouver Canucks teammates Thursday — butterflies. Read More
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'We are losing too many people': B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis
Getting a bed at one of British Columbia’s drug detoxification facilities is like winning the lottery, the vice-president on the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council says. Read More
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B.C. United membership renewal drive offers front-row seats to internal recriminations
VICTORIA — Some B.C. United members must have wondered if they were victims of a practical joke when they opened this month’s mail from party headquarters. Read More
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Hitmen acquire forward Connor Hvidston from Broncos
The Calgary Hitmen have acquired 20 year-old forward Connor Hvidston from the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for forward Connor Dale, a second-round and fourth-round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, and a second-round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft. Read More
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Calgary police arrest man for carjacking who'd been released from custody 16 hours earlier
A Calgary woman had her car stolen this month by a man who'd been released from custody less than a day before the incident and was breaking his release conditions, Calgary police said on Thursday as it sought help finding the vehicle. Read More
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CN workers in Jasper face uncertainty as company plans to move rail ops an hour away
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. told employees this week it plans to relocate its operations in Jasper to near Hinton, Alta., about 100 kilometres away. Read More
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Can the Green Line be salvaged? Some councillors remain hopeful
Is the Green Line dead? Read More
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Canucks: The Larscheiders will live on, just in a different form
Think of a seminal moment from the last five Canucks' seasons. Read More
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Proposed shelter site sparks mixed reactions from vulnerable groups, advocates
On a dreary, rain-soaked Thursday morning, Megan Pelletier's first stop was a temporary homeless shelter on 13th Avenue to ask about housing. Read More
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Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association marks 25-year anniversary at annual conference
The Alberta Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA) marked its 25th anniversary on Thursday with its annual stakeholder conference at the Edmonton Convention Centre. Read More
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