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Fire crews take advantage of recent cool weather in battling Jasper wildfires

Fire crews take advantage of recent cool weather in battling Jasper wildfires

EDMONTON — Cool and wet weather continued to help crews battling the wildfires in Jasper National Park.
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Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.

Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week.
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Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba

Volunteers aim to keep a 1882 steam locomotive chugging along in Manitoba

WINNIPEG — A steam locomotive made in 1882 and billed as Canada's oldest operating one is in need of some tender loving care, and the volunteers who have kept it running on a vintage railway north of Manitoba's capital are raising funds for the fixup
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'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

'We will rebuild': A look inside the wildfire devastation in Jasper

JASPER NATIONAL PARK — Richard Ireland's eyes well up with tears as he gazes in silence towards his home and sees memories of a lifetime burnt to ashes.
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New numbers confirm one-third of Jasper townsite destroyed in this week's wildfire

New numbers confirm one-third of Jasper townsite destroyed in this week's wildfire

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said it will be a while before residents will be allowed back to Jasper, but there is no definite timeline as the fire is still raging in Jasper National Park.
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Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast

Department of Fisheries untangles gear from humpback whale off B.C.'s coast

VANCOUVER — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it has successfully untangled fishing gear on a humpback whale off British Columbia's coast that was first spotted by a ferry passenger.
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Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial

Court hears closing arguments in 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's criminal trial

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of a prominent organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" heard final arguments Friday in a case that centres on the line between the right to protest and unlawful behaviour.
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All eyes on the skies as weather brings B.C. fire relief — but maybe not for long

All eyes on the skies as weather brings B.C. fire relief — but maybe not for long

In Wells, B.C., there's relief as residents return to the community after a nearby wildfire forced its evacuation last weekend, the district's mayor said.
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Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network

Bell Canada president admits 'congestion' issues slowed down Yukon cell network

Bell Canada president Mirko Bibic says the company takes complaints from Yukon residents about poor cellphone service in the territory "extremely seriously.
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Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer

Turpel-Lafonde won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer

The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Columbia this week backed her claims of Indigenous h
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