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Mt. Norquay set for earliest opening day in 95 year history

Mt. Norquay set for earliest opening day in 95 year history

For opening day, Mt. Norquay will be operating the Cascade Chair, with the Cascade Lodge accessible to guests
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Trudeau hands out advice on Halloween, saying 'sacrifice' necessary for many

Trudeau hands out advice on Halloween, saying 'sacrifice' necessary for many

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer, said a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has not changed her view that trick-or-treating is low risk.
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Canadian Pacific Railway reports Q3 revenue and profit down from year ago

Canadian Pacific Railway reports Q3 revenue and profit down from year ago

CP Rail says it expects a low-single-digit decline in revenue ton-miles in 2020
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Transat AT temporarily lays off 128 flight attendants

Transat AT temporarily lays off 128 flight attendants

In total, the airline said it now has about 1,700 active employees, down from 5,100 before the pandemic
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StatCan says annual inflation rate rose 0.5% in September

StatCan says annual inflation rate rose 0.5% in September

Economists on average had expected a year-over-year increase of 0.4 per cent
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One crisis after another for Trudeau since last federal election one year ago

One crisis after another for Trudeau since last federal election one year ago

It seems somehow fitting that the anniversary will be marked by a confidence vote today
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Liberals say Tory effort to set up COVID-19 committee will be a confidence matter

Liberals say Tory effort to set up COVID-19 committee will be a confidence matter

OTTAWA — The country is again being pushed to the brink of an election, over a demand by the Opposition Conservatives that a committee be set up to probe allegations of the misuse of public funds on COVID-19 relief programs.
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Seeing double: Alberta man splits Lotto 6-49 win with himself

Seeing double: Alberta man splits Lotto 6-49 win with himself

Burke says he has been playing the lottery for years
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Métis filmmaker tackles the isolation of COVID-19 restrictions in new short for the NFB

Métis filmmaker tackles the isolation of COVID-19 restrictions in new short for the NFB

“Very Present” is one of seven new short films from the National Film Board (NFB) that went online Oct. 13 at The Curve
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Rural patients shouldn’t worry about recently announced cuts: Health minister

Rural patients shouldn’t worry about recently announced cuts: Health minister

Government announced 11,000 layoffs last week
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