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RCMP issue Amber Alert for three-month-old baby in B.C.

RCMP issue Amber Alert for three-month-old baby in B.C.

Do not approach the mother, police say. Call 911.
Jasper, Banff and Kananaskis Country experience record-breaking high temperatures

Jasper, Banff and Kananaskis Country experience record-breaking high temperatures

“Atmospheric, sea surface and land temperatures are presently off the charts in both hemispheres. What we are seeing is beyond the worst-case projections of all climate model scenarios."
Bears starting to emerge from hibernation in Jasper National Park

Bears starting to emerge from hibernation in Jasper National Park

With the first bear sighting around Jasper comes the first reminder about public safety in bear country.
Southern Alberta RCMP officer charged with assault with a weapon

Southern Alberta RCMP officer charged with assault with a weapon

On April 3, the Calgary Police Service arrested the officer after an investigation into a report of an assault which occurred in Calgary on Saturday, March 9. 
Southern Alberta family is facing $2,000 rent increase

Southern Alberta family is facing $2,000 rent increase

A Southern Alberta Ag Society that rents out a home won't comment on a $2,000 rent increase they have notified their tenant about through text messages.
Human remains found by firefighters responding to grassfire west of Calgary

Human remains found by firefighters responding to grassfire west of Calgary

An autopsy was completed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary on April 4. Police are treating the death as a homicide.
Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report

Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report

Last year's record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades to come, says a new report.
Saskatchewan axe the tax protesters encouraged to join Cochrane group

Saskatchewan axe the tax protesters encouraged to join Cochrane group

On Tuesday, protesters in Saskatchewan were encouraging others to go to Cochrane, Alta., to help with what they called a “heavy police presence” there of officers in riot gear and packing semi-automatic weapons.
Wild pollinators could help feed 30 million Canadians, study finds

Wild pollinators could help feed 30 million Canadians, study finds

The study also found wild pollinators could increase farmer income by $3 billion every year.
Canadian flights to be unaffected by total solar eclipse, airlines say

Canadian flights to be unaffected by total solar eclipse, airlines say

Canadian airlines say travellers won't see their flight times affected by Monday's total solar eclipse, though passengers should protect their eyes during the astronomical event.
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