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Do Albertans want to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan?

Do Albertans want to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan?

"People did not buy it, and the Alberta Pension Plan remains extremely unpopular among Albertans," says Alberta NDP MLA.
Snowboarder has wild experience with grizzly bear at Lake Louise ski resort

Snowboarder has wild experience with grizzly bear at Lake Louise ski resort

Lake Louise ski resort temporarily closes down ski slopes to allow grizzly bear to safely move through
Rising cost of living keeping some seniors working beyond retirement years

Rising cost of living keeping some seniors working beyond retirement years

A June 2022 Angus Reid survey found about 54 per cent of Canadians 55 and older had delayed or planned to delay retirement because of the rising cost of living.
Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh.
The Edmonton murder that led to Tiki Laverdiere's murder in Saskatchewan

The Edmonton murder that led to Tiki Laverdiere's murder in Saskatchewan

The murder of Tristen Cook-Buckle in Edmonton, Alta., set off a chain of events that would lead to the brutal gang murder of Tiki Laverdiere weeks later in North Battleford, Sask.
Southern Alberta builder's proceeds going to children's hospitals

Southern Alberta builder's proceeds going to children's hospitals

Alberta Children's Hospital and Stollery Children's hospitals get the proceeds from a special house build in Cochrane
Peregrine falcons laced with banned chemicals, find Canadian scientists

Peregrine falcons laced with banned chemicals, find Canadian scientists

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons can't seem to escape contamination from banned toxic flame retardants, a new study has found.
Service dog for autistic girl removed from Ontario home because it got too fat

Service dog for autistic girl removed from Ontario home because it got too fat

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal says National Service Dogs did not discriminate when it removed the dog from a home where it was a companion animal to an autistic girl
New Air Canada seat selection fee paused following backlash

New Air Canada seat selection fee paused following backlash

But the airline still plans to move forward with the changes in the future.
Nanton grain elevators need your vote to win $50,000 for restoration

Nanton grain elevators need your vote to win $50,000 for restoration

Historic grain elevators south of Okotoks are a finalist in the National Trust for Canada’s Next Great Save competition. 
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