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Ahead of what’s likely to be a ferocious wildfire season, Albertans are expecting the first weekly update from Alberta Wildfire Thursday morning.
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Premier Danielle Smith is set to speak Thursday morning about changes her government is making to make electricity more affordable.
TORONTO — Mortgage shopping isn’t getting much easier these days. The highly anticipated interest rate cuts so many have been banking on this year keep getting pushed back, while borrowers lost an…
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Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, by far the biggest part of the federal budget is an ambitious plan that the Liberal government claims will not only hit the targeted estimate of homes Canada needs,…
The Big Story
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Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. …
Canada is set to raise the tax on tobacco and vaping products, but will a complete ban on the products ever come? Jillian Code reports.
Federal Budget 2024 has promised increased student grants and interest-free loans but will it actually benefit post-secondary students? Henna Saeed finds out.
How would amendments to federal labour code — that would give federally regulated employees the right to disconnect from work– impact the workforce in Canada?
$2.5 Billion is being allocated in rebates for over 600 thousand small businesses across the country.
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Finding a family physician in Alberta can be difficult for many. Alberta’s Health Minister announced a new compensation model to incentivize family physicians to practice in the province.
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Solving a longstanding construction worker shortage will be key to boosting housing supply, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to forecast housing start levels that fall short of…
TORONTO — The plant-based protein industry is focused on improving the price, taste and texture of its products as it weathers a period of consumer wariness brought on by the rising cost of living. That’s…
Alberta’s Health Minister has announced a new compensation model for family physicians. The Wednesday announcement was welcome news for the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), who have been sounding…
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday is under control.
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Alberta’s health minister says the province has “a bit of strain” in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made…
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The federal Liberals announced $2.5 billion in Tuesday’s budget to extend the rebates that families see on the tax on fuel and home heating to some businesses. However,…
The federal government’s new budget contains legislation that could give federally regulated workers the right to disconnect from work emails and calls, when they’re off the clock. The legislation…
An Alberta public broadcast radio station is looking to raise $3 million over the next few months in the hopes of staying on the airwaves. Alberta’s CKUA Radio says its future is in jeopardy if it can’t…
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If you have ever accidentally left something behind in an Uber, you’re not alone. The ridesharing company shared its latest Lost and Found Index of 2023, revealing the most surprising and popular…
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One interface to rule them all: Simplifying business security
Alberta RCMP say a 23-year-old man is facing five charges including attempted murder following a disturbance at an apartment on Sunday. Mounties say they received a report of a disturbance around 6:30…
A Calgary doctor is facing charges following an investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing, police say.
Some Tim Hortons customers learned the hard way on Wednesday that life’s a glitch. The iconic coffee chain is blaming a technical glitch for falsely informing some customers via email that they won…
Filmmakers have always needed to adapt to a changing landscape. And perhaps that’s truer now than ever before – from fast-developing technology to a lengthy pandemic that altered how movies are…
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Alberta’s finance minister says the latest federal budget may be the worst in decades and will only fuel Canada’s rampant cost of living crisis. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland…
While you pay high prices for groceries, the items in your shopping cart are increasingly shrinking. It’s an ongoing phenomenon, that one expert, says is the new norm.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the Conservatives of siding with “multi-millionaires” and standing against fairness over their decision not to support the federal budget. The Liberals’ latest…
Canada is expected to win a total of 22 medals, including six gold, at the Paris Summer Olympics, which open on July 26. This forecast is done by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical…
Nine people, including Air Canada employees, are facing charges in connection to the $20-million Toronto Pearson airport gold heist that was meticulously carried out exactly one year ago, Peel Regional…
The NBA has banned Toronto’s Jontay Porter for life after he violated the league’s guidelines around gambling. The league says its investigation found Porter disclosed confidential information to…