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Calgary girl discovers rare 250-million-year-old sea star fossil at playground

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University of Victoria trespass charge against Frances Widdowson stayed after campus arrest

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Alberta independence group says Ottawa poses bigger economic threat than separation debate

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Canada's World Cup showdown with Switzerland could be its last in Vancouver

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

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Former Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault

Guilbeault predicts US will surpass Canada on climate polices despite Trump

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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child in hospital; Netherlands flag

Child under 12 receives euthanasia in Netherlands for first time

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

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A Dutch child under 12 has been euthanized for the first time after the Dutch government expanded its euthanasia laws to include children aged one to 12.

News

Alyssa

Calgary girl discovers rare 250-million-year-old sea star fossil at playground

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13 minutes ago

2 min read

University of Victoria trespass charge against Frances Widdowson stayed after campus arrest

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23 minutes ago

2 min read

Alberta independence group says Ottawa poses bigger economic threat than separation debate

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28 minutes ago

2 min read

WATCH: JPMorgan DEI executive fired after emptying and taking Knicks trash can

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

49 minutes ago

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child in hospital; Netherlands flag

Child under 12 receives euthanasia in Netherlands for first time

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

2 minutes ago

2 min read

A Dutch child under 12 has been euthanized for the first time after the Dutch government expanded its euthanasia laws to include children aged one to 12.

Former Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault

Guilbeault predicts US will surpass Canada on climate polices despite Trump

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

3 minutes ago

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Canada's World Cup showdown with Switzerland could be its last in Vancouver

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

1 hour ago

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A win or draw would secure first place for the co-hosts and a Round of 32 fixture back at BC Place on July 2.

‘There’s no room for people to use guns in a city like Montreal,’ mayor says after tragedy

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

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Freedom Convoy protester appeals conviction over frozen bank accounts

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Man charged in 2002 assault linked to disappearance of Edmonton's Gerald Geake

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Taxpayers funded $2.8 million in Alto bonuses before high-speed rail construction begins

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Opinion

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs addresses the annual BC cabinet and First Nations leadership gathering in Vancouver, Nov. 4, 2025. On the stage from right: Premier David Eby, Assembly of First Nations regional chief Terry Teegee, and Cowichan hereditary Chief Shana Thomas of the First Nations Summit.

LIVINGSTONE: Ottawa gave BC First Nations over $27 billion over 23 years — and most lacked treaties

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Alberta pipelines

KAPLAN: Alberta’s pipeline dream may depend on taxpayer subsidies

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More popular than hockey

BERNARDO: More popular than hockey — yet declared un-Canadian?

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20 hours ago

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Pierre Trudeau paddling

WAGNER: Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s first socialist prime minister

23 hours ago

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Danielle Smith speaking to reporters after announcing her referendum question regarding Alberta independence the day prior.

MACLEOD: Danielle Smith’s $400 billion Alberta independence claim doesn’t add up

23 Jun 2026

6 min read

Danielle Smith, DEI

BLACKETT: The rule of law vs. social justice — why Alberta’s fight against legal wokeness is far from over

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23 Jun 2026

4 min read

Constable Marc Pinizzotto and family

OLDCORN: Canada should bring back the death penalty for cop killers — after 3 police deaths in June (so far)

Christopher Oldcorn

22 Jun 2026

4 min read

Net Zero, Net Lies

PAPPANO: Canada’s banks are finally turning against the net-zero activists

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22 Jun 2026

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Watch

JPMorgan Chase director Angie Baez

WATCH: JPMorgan DEI executive fired after emptying and taking Knicks trash can

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John Soghigian, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Calgary; mosquitos

THIS BITES: Why Calgary's mosquito numbers haven't exploded — yet

22 Jun 2026

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Let's hear it for Canada's dads

HANNAFORD: Let's hear it for Canada's dads

Nigel Hannaford

20 Jun 2026

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Keith Wilson, Tanya Clemens

WATCH: Alberta independence movement launches 'Alberta's Done Waiting' campaign

19 Jun 2026

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Features

Countries, social media

TOP NINE: Countries moving to ban social media for under-16s

20 Jun 2026

5 min read

Tim Hortons

DONUT WAR: Tim Hortons scrambles to reclaim Canadian coffee culture with new PR campaign

13 Jun 2026

5 min read

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