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Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Far from a moose, beaver, or polar bear, a recent study published in the journal The Canadian Field-Naturalist has found the country’s most evolutionarily distinct Canadian animal is the spiny softshell turtle, otherwise known as Apalone spinifera. 
Five things for parents to think about when helping their child buy a home

Five things for parents to think about when helping their child buy a home

Five things to think about if you're considering gifting money to your child to help buy a home.
Piikani Nation hunts first bison in Banff in 150 years

Piikani Nation hunts first bison in Banff in 150 years

Piikani hunters shot and killed a young male bison within the boundaries of Banff National Park on Oct. 9 in the first traditional bison hunt in the area in 150 years.
UCP highlights strength and charity Albertans showed during wildfire season

UCP highlights strength and charity Albertans showed during wildfire season

Albertans stepped up during a wildfire season that put provincial resources to the test but nonetheless decimated Jasper municipality, the legislature heard Oct. 28.
B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping an Alberta woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.
Ski hill 2024 opening days in Alberta, British Columbia

Ski hill 2024 opening days in Alberta, British Columbia

A list of Western Canada's ski hill opening days.
AUC blocks Westlock solar project

AUC blocks Westlock solar project

A proposed solar plant north of Westlock was originally slated to be operational by December, but after months of review, the Alberta Utilities Commission has decided the project won’t be built.
Northern Alberta woman seriously injured by electric scooter

Northern Alberta woman seriously injured by electric scooter

A 54-year-old woman was hit by a small electric vehicle on Cold Lake’s Millennium Trail and seriously injured on Oct. 28.
Jasper land use policy updated to facilitate rebuild, prohibit wood exteriors for new buildings

Jasper land use policy updated to facilitate rebuild, prohibit wood exteriors for new buildings

"The updated development policies will facilitate our community's recovery as well as improve our preparedness for future wildfires and help address housing shortages."
Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets

Alberta infrastructure minister says he accepted free NHL Oilers playoff tickets

Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie says he accepted free Edmonton Oilers NHL playoff tickets and says it did not contravene government conflict-of-interest rules.
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