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BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward.
‘Pack your patience’: Here’s how to navigate busy airports during holiday season

‘Pack your patience’: Here’s how to navigate busy airports during holiday season

Insiders share their tips for take off, from booking your spot in line at security ahead of time to only trying to board when your zone is called
Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark

Tensions rising between Canada Post, union as strike nears four-week mark

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day.
Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list

Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list

A wildfire that left a third of the popular Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper, Alta., in ashes and forced tens of thousands to flee is Environment and Climate Change Canada’s most impactful weather story of 2024.
Power couple earn elusive curling victory in Banff, duo take Olympic trials spot

Power couple earn elusive curling victory in Banff, duo take Olympic trials spot

Fourth time was the charm for Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman, while Tyrel Griffith and Jennifer Armstrong book their ticket to trials following the Rocky Mountain Mixed Doubles Classic at the Banff and Canmore curling clubs.
Alberta actor plays grandma in Christmas movie playing on Amazon Prime

Alberta actor plays grandma in Christmas movie playing on Amazon Prime

Looking for a Christmas flick? Meet Me At the Christmas Train Parade is on Amazon Prime.
Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’

Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’

President-elect posts joke on Truth Social platform following Mar-a-Lago dinner, in which he suggested Canada should be the ‘51st state’
Jasper Indigenous Exhibit now open for public to explore

Jasper Indigenous Exhibit now open for public to explore

The exhibit aims to increase public awareness and understanding of Indigenous connections to the area and the forced removal of Indigenous people from the land that became Jasper National Park.
Lakeland crime severity index highest in Alberta

Lakeland crime severity index highest in Alberta

St. Paul had the highest Crime Severity Index (CSI) of any municipality in Alberta in 2023. 
Banff snowboard instructors given hall of fame nod

Banff snowboard instructors given hall of fame nod

Bow Valley's Kevin Eaton and the late Peter Jensen inducted in CASI hall of fame.
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