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Alberta unconcerned about OPEC prediction for slower growth in oil demand over next 25 years

Alberta’s energy minister is unconcerned about a new report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that suggests demand for oil will...

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Patients launch lawsuit over pending closure of Alberta opioid treatment program

Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction. A survivor of childhood abuse, he began using drugs and...

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Britney Spears’ Mental Health and Conservatorship Drama Explained

For the longest time, it seemed as though Britney Spears’ dark days were finally behind her. After suffering a much-publicized breakdown in 2007...

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Celebs: Kristen, Jax and More Attended Stassi and Beau’s Wedding: What We Know

Stassi and Beau’s Wedding, Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark’s wedding was full of love, but it certainly didn’t look like they originally planned....

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For many workers, reduced hours or pay cuts beat pandemic layoffs. Just ask a WestJet pilot

After the airline industry was grounded in the spring when governments around the world introduced COVID-19 lockdown measures, WestJet pilots were facing significant and...

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Ontario, Alberta face a growing split as economic interests diverge over fossil fuels

The people in charge of investing your money for the long term are in the throes of a wrenching internal conflict that is...

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Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party

Green Party members have picked Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth...

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Average wait for RCMP response to misconduct reviews is growing: report

The average amount of time it takes for the top Mountie to respond to misconduct findings by the RCMP’s watchdog is growing, says...

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Military’s anti-racism push expands to include navy, air force

Canada’s navy and air force are now both promising to issue special orders that will give individual commanders of ships and installations across the...

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Getting into nature could benefit your mental health during the pandemic

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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‘It’s not easy’: Survivors of deadly Icefield tour bus crash near Jasper, Alta., file $17M lawsuit

An Alberta woman who survived the deadly crash of a tour bus in Jasper National Park this summer says she lives with the...

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Ottawa argues youth-led climate change lawsuit too broad to be tried in court

Federal lawyers argue that a lawsuit alleging the Canadian government has violated the charter rights of 15 youth is far too broad to...

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Seth MacLean died in July. Authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family

Seth MacLean’s family spent the last part of this summer pounding the pavement in downtown Toronto desperately searching for a loved one who...

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No sex? No marriage, rules B.C. judge in rare annulment because husband couldn’t maintain an erection

There was a time when couples who claimed their marriages couldn’t be consummated were forced to prove they couldn’t copulate in front of...

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Canada issues last-minute visas allowing pregnant mom to return home from Haiti with her children

A Canadian woman who is entering the last month of her pregnancy was finally able to return home to Canada, after the federal...

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Confusion and anxiety reign for Canadians dependent on CERB as pandemic program winds down

Roger Wiebe is one of millions of Canadians who has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite never contracting the virus. The...