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Boyle, Alta., residents band together as wildfire evacuation forces them from homes

Former volunteer firefighter Steve Wilcox expressed his desire to be on the frontlines fighting the wildfire that has forced residents…

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Canada

‘Special to the world’: Supporters petition to save Drumheller, Alta., dinosaur

In the heart of Drumheller, Alberta, stands Tyra the Tyrannosaurus – a towering figure that has become a beloved tourist…

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Canada

Barrhead, Alta., to remove rainbow crosswalk after neutral space bylaw vote

Controversy in Barrhead: Bylaw Bans Political Symbols from Public Property The recent vote in Barrhead, Alberta, regarding a bylaw that…

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As Jasper, Alta., tries to rebuild from wildfire, residents scramble to find winter housing

A glittering orange cat, a glaring pumpkin and bright yellow flowers sit on the pavement next to Sviatoslav Rud’s camper. …

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Housing for Jasper, Alta., workers another hurdle on path to wildfire recovery

Many Jasper, Alta., residents are still waiting for temporary housing to let them return to the mountain community, despite doors reopening…

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Lifestyle

Cochrane, Alta. sculptors Don and Shirley Begg, married 54 years, keep carving

It’s been a relationship forged in bronze. Don Begg and his wife Shirley have worked side-by-side for 54 years at…

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Tech

Coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alta., B.C.: study

Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines,…

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Politics

Next G7 leaders’ summit to be held in Kananaskis, Alta.

Politics·New The federal government has chosen Kananaskis, Alta. as the location for the G7 leaders’ summit next year. Prime Minister…

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Health

More than 20% of Alta. daycares serving food haven’t been inspected in more than a year, documents reveal

At a time when Canada is vastly expanding its child-care system, and just eight months after a major E. coli…

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Canada

Firefighters battle out-of-control wildfire near Edson, Alta., after natural gas line rupture

A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked an out-of-control wildfire.  TC Energy activated its emergency…

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