CALGARY — Jason Bradley spent 20 years of his career as ranch manager at a 50,000-acre grazing operation in west-central Alberta, so he understands why people react with skepticism to the idea of raising a herd of cattle on a working solar farm. “The first thing people think is, ‘You can’t put cattle on (a […]

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Music will soothe the savage breast — and may even awaken it — given that the top tours coming to Toronto in 2025 include an Oasis reunion, with the battling Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, back together. Here are the top 10 highlights of next year’s concert scene in Toronto: Jack White, Feb. 6, History; […]

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Alberta has been calling, and folks across Canada seem to have been answering the phone, especially in B.C. and Ontario, where a huge exodus of residents was recorded in the latest quarter.According to Statistics Canada data, Alberta saw the largest net gain in interprovincial migration in the third quarter of this year, adding 10,810 people.Statistics Canada estimates that 7,719 Ontarians moved to Alberta in the last quarter, compared to 3,350 Albertans who moved to Ontario, for a net gain of 4,369 people.It was a similar story for our pals in the West. An estimated 7,693 British Columbians moved to Alberta, compared to 4,523 Albertans who moved to B.C., for a net gain of 3,170.B.C. and Ontario are the top provinces that are helping Alberta's population surge, and so far this year, 12,151 Albertans moved to Ontario compared to 26,381 Ontarians that moved to Alberta, for a net gain of 14,230 people.Statistics for B.C. are somewhat similar to those for Ontario. 18,459 Albertans moved...

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Some buildings have been evacuated and some residents asked to shelter in place due to gas leaking from a truck in Port Moody. The area is closed.

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'This decision was not taken lightly, but ultimately this is not a safe space for the residents, especially children and their families'

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American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue. Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with […]

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BOGOTA — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later, Fabio Ochoa was again a free man. Ochoa arrived in Bogota on a […]

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UNITED NATIONS — The UN organization assisting in investigating the most serious crimes in Syria said Monday the country’s new authorities were “very receptive” to its request for co-operation during a just-concluded visit to Damascus, and it is preparing to deploy. The visit led by Robert Petit, head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism […]

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