Wildfire roars through a Canadian town popular with tourists
OTTAWA, Ontario – As much as half of a town at the heart of Canada’s national park system has been destroyed by a pair of wildfires that roared in from …
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Wildfire Smoke: Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year.Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta sent the haze over parts of …
Federal minister Randy Boissonnault defends business ties to lobbyist
A lobbyist with business ties to federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault met with high-level political staff in six federal departments, including one where Boissonnault was also associate minister, a Global …
Talking about opting out of pharmacare is ‘premature,’ health minister says
Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s excited about introducing pharmacare legislation, but that some are “jumping the gun” and raising “premature” worries after the NDP announced they have a deal …
NDP’s Singh questions provinces mulling pharmacare opt-out
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes provinces voicing plans to opt out of a national pharmacare plan will likely opt in eventually, noting similar sentiments were seen when universal …
Edmonton resident discovers rare meteorite in rain gutter
In an unexpected turn of events, Doug Olson of Mill Woods, Edmonton, stumbled upon a small meteorite while cleaning out his rain gutters this spring, marking the first witnessed fall …
Report shows $141M spent in Alberta for ‘The Last of Us’ TV show
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The popular video game-turned TV show, The Last of Us was a huge success for the Alberta economy. According to a new report …
Freeland to meet finance ministers on Alberta’s proposed CPP withdrawal
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed she will be meeting virtually with her provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday to discuss Alberta’s proposed withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan, saying she …
Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 VXD VC G2: Making a Good Thing Even Better
The original Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD has quite a wordy title to say. Luckily, it’s worth the hassle because it is one of my favorite lenses in recent …
A female photographer found a way to help hundreds of dogs get adopted
Rachael Rodgers is a photographer who documents her road trips on Instagram. But her travel companions aren’t family members or friends — they’re dogs without permanent homes. Rodgers, who lives …