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As B.C. bakes under the sun, health experts warn about the perils of indoor heat

In British Columbia, air conditioners are a hot commodity like never before on the West Coast. But as more and more people adapt to more frequent heat waves, many others …

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Releasing oilsands tailings into river is just 1 among several options: Guilbeault

Releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment isn’t the only solution being considered to clean up the massive toxic ponds in northern Alberta, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says. Guilbeault …

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Angling restrictions could come to parts of Alberta as warm water causes ‘stress in fish’: biologist

Warm weather and “quite low flows” in some of Alberta’s waterways could soon prompt angling restrictions for southern and southwestern parts of the province, according to a biologist. “We’ve been …

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UNESCO team to judge if Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park should go on endangered list

A United Nations body that monitors some of the world’s greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country’s largest national park, …

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‘We need inches of rain to recover’: Alberta ranchers and farmers desperate for a downpour

Ken Harris, a rancher near Black Diamond, Alta., works hard on his land to yield some measure of success, but knows he can’t rely on it for a living. “Luckily …

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Big hole creating ‘expressway’ for Calgary stormwater

A hole big enough to be seen from aircraft flying overhead is just a tiny part of Calgary’s flood mitigation work. The 13-metre diameter hole along 10 Street N.W. is …

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Prehistoric shark tooth fossil discovered by young boy in central Alberta yard

Max Maurizio and his little brother were digging in dirt, as young boys are wont to do, when he discovered more than just rocks and soil in his family’s central …

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Employees at Calgary business keeping an eye on the sky after hawk attack

Employees at a southeast Calgary transportation business are keeping a close eye on the sky after one of their co-workers was attacked by a hawk. The man was walking into …

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Neighbours provide ‘awesome’ support for Calgary man’s urban farming business

A small-scale urban farming operation is leading to some big success for a Calgary man this summer. Trevor Anderson has been growing his Lil Green Urban Farm business throughout the …

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Airdrie bear visitor successfully relocated

The young black bear caught in a southwest Airdrie neighbourhood on Monday has been successfully relocated, officials confirmed Tuesday. Fish and wildlife district officer Mike Rayment said the decision to …

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