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How toxic impact of Mount Polley disaster filters through B.C. waters, 10 years later

Vancouver Sun - Mon, 2024-12-16 11:02
Former Xatsull First Nation chief Bev Sellars recalls an emergency meeting after the Mount Polley Mine disaster, where elders were in tears as they thought of fish swimming through the toxic waste that had inundated their territorial waters. Read More
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This Canadian company takes a sustainable, small business approach to engagement rings

Vancouver Sun - Mon, 2024-12-16 11:00
Since its start nearly 20 years ago, FTJCo has aimed to offer a sustainable, small business approach to fine jewelry. Read More
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Al Raine, husband of champion skier Nancy Greene Raine, dead at the age of 83

Vancouver Sun - Mon, 2024-12-16 10:54
SUN PEAKS — Al Raine, the only mayor of Sun Peaks Resort Municipality, has died at the age of 83. Read More
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Long-awaited parkade opens at Regina General Hospital

Regina Leader Post - Mon, 2024-12-16 10:46
After years of long waitlists for designated parking spots, intermittent shuttle service from distant lots, inconvenient on-street parking and complicated transportation workarounds, the parkade at Regina General Hospital (RGH) opened to patients, visitors and staff on Monday. Read More
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WNBA to hold first regular-season game outside the U.S. in Vancouver

The Province - Mon, 2024-12-16 10:33
Vancouver will host the first WNBA regular-season game played outside the U.S. next year when the Atlanta Dream and the Seattle Storm face off at Rogers Arena this summer. Read More
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Canadian men to play in invitational rugby meet alongside HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver

The Province - Mon, 2024-12-16 10:30
The Canadian men's team will be part of the Vancouver Sevens, competing in an invitational event in conjunction with the HSBC SVNS stop in February. Read More
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B.C. resident arrested trying to move cocaine through Calgary International Airport to the UK

Calgary Herald - Mon, 2024-12-16 10:16
A B.C. resident has been arrested and charged after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted luggage containing cocaine destined for the United Kingdom. Read More
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Red Deer RCMP officer accused of transferring 'intimate' images from detainee's phone

Calgary Herald - Mon, 2024-12-16 09:52
A Red Deer RCMP officer has been charged after allegedly accessing and transmitting personal images from a detained person's phone. Read More
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Alberta appoints Indigenous advocate days after news of elder's braids being cut

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 09:26
Alberta's health minister says a new Indigenous Patient Safety Investigator and Advocate is expected to improve health care delivery and outcomes for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit patients. Read More
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Easiest way to colour the bracts on a poinsettia

The Province - Mon, 2024-12-16 08:57
Q. At about this time a year ago I bought a small but nicely coloured poinsettia. In the spring I removed it from its mini-pot and replanted in a more reasonably sized (13-cm wide) pot and set it outside for the summer. When I brought it indoors in September, lacking a space that would provide complete dark between dusk and dawn (for colouring of the bracts), I set it at the window of a room that is not used much in the evenings. Though I did not expect it, some of the bracts developed beautiful red colouring. Can you explain? Read More
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'Crimes of opportunity': Calgary police, fire department ramp up efforts against predatory tow operators

Calgary Herald - Mon, 2024-12-16 08:51
The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has launched a new campaign to fight predatory towing at collision scenes across the province, with support from the Calgary Police Service and Calgary Fire Department. Read More
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Too early to make decision on Smith’s Green Line ultimatum, Calgary council members say

Calgary Herald - Mon, 2024-12-16 08:40
It's still too early to make a decision on the Green Line's path through the Beltline and downtown, members of Calgary city council said Monday in response to the province latest plans. Read More
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Braid: Nenshi says new Green Line plan is a disaster costing as much as a tunnel

Calgary Herald - Mon, 2024-12-16 08:22
The UCP calls the original Green Line plan the "Nenshi Nightmare." The former mayor has a tagline of his own for the provincial version - the "Danielle-Dreeshen Disaster." Read More
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Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 08:00
OTTAWA — Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage. Read More
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Oilers notebook: Corey Perry defying age and producing for Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 07:31
Corey Perry is still truckin’ along as the NHL’s fourth oldest player. Read More
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Enbridge reports 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 06:57
EDMONTON — Calgary-based pipeline giant Enbridge says it has cleaned up about 60 per cent of a nearly 265,000-litre oil spill in Wisconsin that was discovered last month. Read More
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Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 06:49
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender health restrictions is on the table as a "last resort." Read More
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Banff, Lake Louise brace for even more visitors in 2025 as Jasper rebuilds

Edmonton Journal - Mon, 2024-12-16 06:44
CALGARY — The ripple effect of the wildfire that devastated the town of Jasper last summer could continue to reverberate through Alberta's tourism sector in 2025, industry insiders say. Read More
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