75 minutes ago Calgary city council approves 2025 budget with increased spending from reserves

In a 9-6 vote, Calgary city council approved a budget that puts next year's property tax increase at 3.6 per cent while dipping into reserves to fund new spending.

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76 minutes ago Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail. The Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the incident happened on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m., when […]

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2 hours ago U.S. reels from rain, snow as second round of bad weather approaches for Thanksgiving week

WINDSOR, Calif. — The U.S. was reeling from snow and rain on Saturday with a second round of bad weather threatening to disrupt holiday travel ahead of Thanksgiving. A person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters in California, which braced for more precipitation while still grappling with flooding and small landslides from […]

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4 hours ago ‘We’re all one people’: Canada’s Henry Wolfond reflects on a trip to space

Henry Wolfond rode a New Shepard rocket to 107 kilometres above the Earth Friday, on a mission of peace

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4 hours ago Calls for Canada to investigate Ticketmaster for Taylor Swift price gouging intensify

The federal NDP has some 'Bad Blood' with Ticketmaster and is calling for an investigation into the company after bots and scalpers drove up the prices of Taylor Swift concert tickets.In a news release, the party said that its critic for Innovation, Science & Economic Development Brian Masse wrote to federal minister François-Philippe Champagne outlining the reasoning for the investigation, noting that scalpers and bots were quick to purchase the tickets, selling them for excessively high prices."Moms who have saved up for a gift for their kids and hard-working young people struggling to get ahead have been heartbroken to find out they cannot afford tickets," wrote Masse."Instead, scalpers and bots have been allowed to scoop up these highly sought after ti...

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5 hours ago Activists applaud Calgary city council's decision to revive beleaguered Inglewood pool

Community advocates are celebrating Calgary city council’s vote to keep the Inglewood Aquatic Centre open for another two years, though the area councillor called it a fiscally irresponsible decision. After passing the city’s 2025 budget, council wrapped up a week-long meeting on Friday by voting 12-3 to keep the community pool open until the completion […]

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5 hours ago Canada Post strike could halt Nova Scotia dog influencer’s Christmas cards

Percy, a nine-year-old golden doodle, has 33,000 Instagram followers. The Canada Post strike could stop him sending his Christmas cards.

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5 hours ago Canada Post says no ‘major breakthrough’ in talks as strike enters 2nd week

Talks continued over the weekend between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, along with the support of a special mediator.

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6 hours ago Jennie Carignan reste ferme face aux Américains sur la place des femmes dans l’armée

La générale en chef du Canada a fermement rejeté l’idée de retirer les femmes des rôles de combat.

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