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Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
BANFF — Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge…

Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal
MONTREAL — Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the…

Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement
OTTAWA — Public transit, cycling and walking will be the “primary and preferred modes” of…

Protesters opposed to agency-ordered cull at ostrich farm prepare for long-term stay
NAKUSP — Protesters who have been camping this weekend at a British Columbia ostrich farm…

‘A family is torn apart’: 3 kids killed in suspected drunk driving crash in Toronto
TORONTO — An early-morning crash has torn one family apart, Toronto police said Sunday as…

Liberal government to table federal budget this fall, PM Carney says
ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday the Liberal government will present a federal…

Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about…

Elections Canada confirms win for NDP incumbent Lori Idlout in Nunavut
IQALUIT — Elections Canada has confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has won the riding of…

Vancouver Island University students make the world’s largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo bar whose recipe called for butter equivalent to the weight of…

A one-teen prom on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula brings small community together
MAIN BROOK — Breanna Bromley-Clarke may be the sole graduate of her all-grades school on…

Notman Photographic Archives receives UNESCO Memory of the World Register distinction
MONTREAL — The Notman Photographic Archives, a collection of photographs described as a Canadian treasure,…

Rain provides respite in Manitoba wildfire fight, but evacuation order still in place
LAC DU BONNET — Evacuation orders remain in place for the Rural Municipality of Lac…

CBC has escaped defunding, for now. So what happens next?
OTTAWA — At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect…

Carney reaffirms Canadian support for Ukraine in first meeting with Zelenskyy
ROME — Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada’s “steadfast and unwavering support” for Ukraine in…

Patients in Quebec’s Nunavik region evacuated over persistent water shortages
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s…