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Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas
Turns out Alberta’s blue lakes freeze into a canvas unlike any other this New York artist has ever seen or worked with.
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Alberta RCMP look for man wanted in connection with extortion scheme, shootings west of Edmonton
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man facing multiple charges related to a pair of shootings and an extortion scheme targeting members of the South Asian community.
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Supporters rally behind Tumbler Ridge in annual Hockeyville contest
In the wake of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., people from within and outside of the community are rallying for it to be selected as a finalist in the annual Hockeyville competition, which includes arena upgrades — and the chance to host an NHL pre-season game.
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Quebec’s language watchdog calls out Montreal bakery over English TikToks
This week, Lahmajoune Villeray, a family-owned bakery in Montreal, received a letter from Quebec’s language watchdog, stating that most of its social media publications are not available in French on TikTok.
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Montrealers choosing Dominican Republic, Europe instead of Cuba for spring break
Quebecers looking to escape the cold not only may have had their plans disrupted in recent weeks, travel experts say vacationers are also weighing the risks and considering different winter havens to visit this spring break. With Canadian flights suspended to Cuba because of fuel shortages and cartel-related violence in Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta, travellers saw…
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Moe says India trip alongside Carney will be to curb tariffs, not finalize trade deal
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says mitigating against tariff increases on agricultural exports to India will be one of his goals while in the southeast Asian country on a trade mission. “I would hope that we’re able to have conversations that would exempt or not have that tariff increased on the products that we’re currently exporting…
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Nationwide manhunt is on for suspect linked to South Asian extortion racket
A nationwide search is on for 24-year-old Jagdeep Singh, who faces multiple charges in relation to an alleged extortion operation targeting members of the South Asian community. Cpl. Mitch Rondeau of Parkland County RCMP said victims face financial threats in the “millions” as he stood near two seized firearms, magazines and ammunition during a press…
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No safety violation in death of worker found in Halifax Walmart walk-in oven: N.S. Labour Department
The province’s Labour Department has finished its investigation into the death of an employee at the Walmart on Mumford Road in Halifax 16 months ago and says it found no safety violations. Gursimran Kaur, 19, was found dead in a walk-in oven in the store’s bakery department on Oct. 19, 2024. The department’s…
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Canada’s drug agency says new Alzheimer’s drug should not be publicly funded
A decision by Canada’s Drug Agency will make it more difficult for Canadians to access a drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease in some people, says an Ottawa cognitive neurologist and researcher. Dr. Andrew Frank , who is with the Bruyère Health Memory Clinic and Bruyère Health Research Institute, says he is disappointed that Canada’s…
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Homeless residents left exposed in Vancouver’s World Cup plan: Coalition
With just four months until hundreds of thousands of visitors arrive for the 2026 World Cup, community members and legal advocates in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside say Vancouver’s draft Human Rights Action Plan falls short of protecting the city’s homeless and precariously housed residents. “There are immediate things the city can do to help,…