Facing the lowest water levels in decades and an impending drought season that threatens water supply across the province, a volunteer advocacy group fears for the worst for the future of one central Alberta lake. Water pumped from the nearby Blindman River has kept Gull Lake, a popular water body …

The father of a boy killed in a dog attack in Edmonton says a flurry of negative public attention has impacted his ability to grieve the loss. Wesley Grist said his son, Kache Grist, was a loving empath who could walk into a room and give a comforting hug to …

MANILA, Philippines: Justin Brownlee admitted he feels torn with the possibility of playing against a PBA squad after helping his current Indonesian club team Pelita Jaya move to the second round of the Basketball Champions League Asia. “I would be torn in a tough place,” said the many-time Barangay Ginebra …

One woman has died and another is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Mississauga Saturday morning, according to police and paramedics. Peel police responded to the crash near Derry Road and Argentina Road shortly before 9 a.m., the force said in a post on social media. …

With the latest numbers showing that unemployment is up among youth, a sizeable share of the increase in Canada’s overall unemployment rate since April last year is due to new job seekers — young people and recent graduates like Nareshan — who are spending increasingly more time looking for work, …

Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada due to a defect in the products’ child-resistant packaging.  Canadian side of recall involves more than 56,700 bags of Tide, Gain products sold here. Procter …

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ISTANBUL: Rising temperatures associated with climate change are leading to more diseases transmitted by animals and longer periods of seasonal illnesses such as flu, experts said. Dr. Emine Didem Evci Kiraz of Adnan Menderes University Medical School in Aydin, Turkey, said rising temperatures could lead to significant increases in the …

Winnipeg in 1874 was an upstart that ignored the odds — an isolated city, untethered by rail or roads to link it with any other urban centre. Those who came arrived by river, and built what would become the third-largest city in Canada in just over three decades.  ‘Somebody from …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how climate change is impacting the lives and habits of chimpanzees, share an award-winning image from last summer’s record-breaking wildfires,and find out why Atlantic farmers are being paid to avoid farming all their property. Also: Farmers get paid to …