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'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada

'Heat dome' over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada

TORONTO — Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the strange weather hitting other parts of the country.
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Undocumented students push for right to education, but Alberta noncommittal

Undocumented students push for right to education, but Alberta noncommittal

EDMONTON — Ariana Zapata's favourite subject in school is social studies. For the 13-year-old in Edmonton, this means lessons on historical societies, colonialism, how worldviews are developed and so on.
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Redblacks edge unbeaten Stampeders 20-12 for first win of CFL season

Redblacks edge unbeaten Stampeders 20-12 for first win of CFL season

CALGARY — It took the Ottawa Redblacks until deep into the fourth quarter against the Calgary Stampeders to score the game's only touchdown.
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Man charged with murdering Alberta woman who hasn't been seen in nearly six years

Man charged with murdering Alberta woman who hasn't been seen in nearly six years

WETASKIWIN — A murder charge has been laid in the disappearance of an Alberta woman who was last seen close to six years ago.
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Pilot and passenger die in plane crash near Vermilion, Alberta

Pilot and passenger die in plane crash near Vermilion, Alberta

VERMILION — A pilot and passenger have died in a plane crash near an airport in central Alberta. RCMP say they were dispatched to the crash shortly after noon on Saturday, and the plane was located approximately 1.
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Alberta surpasses 1,000 total cases of measles after reporting 24 new infections

Alberta surpasses 1,000 total cases of measles after reporting 24 new infections

EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed a thousand cases of measles, making it the second province in Canada after Ontario to do so within this year.
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'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall

'Randomness and chaos': The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall

Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday's deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain.
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Parks Canada says fatal Banff rockfall not foreseeable or preventable

Parks Canada says fatal Banff rockfall not foreseeable or preventable

LAKE LOUISE — Parks Canada says there was nothing foreseeable or preventable about the rockfall that killed two hikers and injured three more in Banff National Park.
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Calgary Stampeders off to a hot start host winless Ottawa Redlacks in CFL

Calgary Stampeders off to a hot start host winless Ottawa Redlacks in CFL

CALGARY — Doing it for Reggie was a Calgary Stampeders theme head of Saturday's CFL game against the Ottawa Redblacks.
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One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

One dead, three hurt after rockfall hits hiking group at Banff National Park

LAKE LOUISE — A rockfall at a popular hiking trail in Banff National Park killed one person and sent three to hospital Thursday, as rescue crews searched for others who might be missing.
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