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Conservative push to expand carbon tax carve-out fails, as Bloc sides with Liberals

Conservative push to expand carbon tax carve-out fails, as Bloc sides with Liberals

OTTAWA — A Conservative motion to expand a carve-out from carbon pricing to all forms of home heating failed to pass the House of Commons on Monday.
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Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Many veterinarians in Canada are facing extreme burnout and declining mental health

Veterinarians in Canada say they are experiencing extreme burnout and plummeting mental health due to staff shortages, a booming number of animal patients and the round-the-clock stress of the job.
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This animal looks like a beaver crossed with a rat and lives in Metro Vancouver. But it shouldn't

This animal looks like a beaver crossed with a rat and lives in Metro Vancouver. But it shouldn't

It has dark orange chompers, a rat tail, and swims.
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Lagging rural housing starts blamed on lack of data

Lagging rural housing starts blamed on lack of data

Urban centres see growth in September, but development in less-populated areas shows signs of slowing
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Canadian business insolvencies surge almost 42 per cent from last year

Canadian business insolvencies surge almost 42 per cent from last year

OTTAWA — Canadian business insolvencies were up 41.8 per cent from a year earlier in the third quarter, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
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Canmore canine conservationist sniffs out invasive species including mussels and wild boars

Canmore canine conservationist sniffs out invasive species including mussels and wild boars

“It’s amazing the dogs can actually pick out one weed in a field with hundreds of other plants."
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Central Alberta pipefitter builds dream LEGO town

Central Alberta pipefitter builds dream LEGO town

Innisfail man’s passion has completely overtaken his living room but his year-long project has inspired the child of his close friends
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Get ready for climate emergencies

Get ready for climate emergencies

Flood? Fire? Blackout? Grab that go bag
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RCMP investigating human remains found in Bow Valley Provincial Park

RCMP investigating human remains found in Bow Valley Provincial Park

Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating after human remains were found inside a vehicle at a trail head in Bow Valley Provincial Park Friday (Nov. 3).
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Central Alberta solar farm pitched to province in spite of moratorium

Central Alberta solar farm pitched to province in spite of moratorium

Town council told moratorium-delayed Innisfail multi-million dollar solar farm could be operational by the fall of 2024.
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