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Oilsands production is on pace to reach an all-time high this year as production in northern Alberta is expected to grow by five per cent in 2025 compared to last year.  The oilsands continue to pump out more crude and more greenhouse gas. Another year, another record for Alberta’s oil …

A team of eight cyclists, led by the late Terry Fox’s younger brother, is riding across the country with the goal of raising $1 million for cancer research. They were greeted by dozens of people in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Monday at the Terry Fox National Historic Monument, near where …

Court documents obtained by CBC detail the inner workings of a multi-level organized ring of stolen goods traffickers allegedly directing prolific shoplifters stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of clothes from Lululemon stores across the Lower Mainland.  Documents claim accused in fencing ring still ‘placing orders’ with shoplifter despite …

Thomas Aguinaga’s parents didn’t speak a word of each other’s languages when they met, but their children grew up bilingual and both Canadian and Québécois. In this First Person column, Aguinaga writes about how he learned to appreciate both elements of the Canadian identity and the idea of compromise after …

Figures from the Canadian Transportation Agency — obtained under Access to Information and provided to Go Public — show that a backlog of 87,000 air passenger complaints could increase by 45 per cent over next three years Critic says airlines ignore rules and refuse to pay passengers, knowing CTA decisions …

Hundreds of Canadians and permanent residents have fled the Middle East as the war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate — but officials estimate there are thousands still in the region.  Government organizing flights for Canadians fleeing Israel, Iran. Hundreds of Canadians and permanent residents have fled the Middle …

No more playing nice. For Premier Danielle Smith, it is time. Time to light a fire under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Time to cut through his weasel words. The clock is ticking on Carney, the master of talking out of both sides of his mouth. On Tuesday, in Calgary, Smith …

The B.C. billionaire looking to turn Hudson’s Bay’s old digs into her own retail empire left court Monday with the beginnings of her venture in hand — and a looming fight that could curtail her full ambitions.  Liu will pay $6M for leases at Tsawwassen Mills, Mayfair Shopping Centre, Woodgrove …

33-year-old Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C., was identified by his friend and roommate Khaled Elgamal as the second victim of a fatal rockfall in Banff National Park on June 19.  33-year-old B.C. resident Hamza Benhilal identified as deceased. A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is …

Forty years after a bomb on Air India Flight 182 killed all 329 people on board, a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton has created an archive with artifacts and information about those whose lives were lost. Project at McMaster University in Hamilton will remember those whose lives were lost. …