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No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels

EDMONTON — In the middle of an Alberta mountain playground, adjacent to a popular ski resort, there's a well sunk into the bedrock that has John Pomeroy worried.
Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots

Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots

VANCOUVER — The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree.
Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers

Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers

MONTREAL — Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors' residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to instal

CP NewsAlert: New York Islanders fire Lambert, name Roy as new head caoch

The New York Islanders fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy.. More coming. The Canadian Press
Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal

Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal

LORRAINE, Que. — Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase.
Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population

Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population

MONTREAL — The village of Ste-Pétronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders.
RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.
Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians

Trump card: Liberals say much is at stake as they paint Tories as 'MAGA' politicians

OTTAWA — As the United States election cycle goes into full swing ahead of a pivotal election later this year, federal Liberals north of the border have been increasingly comparing Canadian Conservatives to Trump Republicans.
Extreme cold mostly over in Canada except in northern Alberta

Extreme cold mostly over in Canada except in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is the only part of the country still under an extreme cold warning, about a week after Western Canada was gripped by bitter cold and biting winds.
That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song

That tune coming from an old mine in B. C.? It's probably a bat, singing a love song

VANCOUVER — The high-pitched tweets, trills and chirps sound like the chorus of birds in the treetops.