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A first look at damage caused by massive wildfire that ripped through Jasper (Wed, 24 Jul 2024)

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What happens to Jasper's animals when wildfire rips through their home? (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Thousands of people have fled the raging wildfires that ripped through Jasper National Park and its town this week. But what about the parks' wild residents, such as caribou and elk? Here's how conservationists think they'll fare.
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Potential localized floods in northeastern Alberta, as rains bring wildfire relief (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
On Thursday and Friday, the area between Fort Chipewyan and Swan Hills, Alta., received between 75 and 100 millimetres of rain. The wetter conditions helped improve the wildfire situation in northeastern Alberta, but also resulted in warnings about potential localized floods.
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Leduc man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in classroom stabbing of teen girl (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Judge rules Dylan Pountney had the intent necessary for murder, but there's insufficient evidence of planning and deliberation for a first-degree murder conviction in the killing of 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler.
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Edmonton police arrest 6, issue warrant in relation to extortions targeting South Asian businesses (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Six more people were arrested in Edmonton on Thursday in connection with a rash of extortions targeting the South Asian community. Police have also issued Canada-wide warrants for a 34-year-old man they believe is the leader of the criminal organization responsible for the extortions.
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Canadians mourn Jasper as beloved mountain town devastated by wildfires (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
To scroll social media this week is to be swept into a collective grief for Jasper, Alta., after a wildfire roared into the historic resort town in the Rocky Mountains Wednesday, leaving vast stretches of it burned to the ground.
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Charron, de Grasse lead Canada in rainy trip down Seine as Céline Dion closes Paris 2024 opening ceremony (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
Céline Dion returned to the world stage at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris, in her first public performance since revealing she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, to close out the event on Friday.
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Blaze that damaged Jasper, Alta., townsite was too powerful to stop, fire experts say (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
A wildfire that destroyed buildings in Jasper less than 48 hours after it began at least 12 kilometres away became a “monster” that firefighters were helpless to stop, says Parks Canada.
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Canada's premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters (Thu, 25 Jul 2024)
As Canada's premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home.
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My actions often feel under scrutiny. Perhaps it's because I'm Black. Or I have ADHD. Or both? (Fri, 26 Jul 2024)
As Gavin Stephens writes, he only recently realized how anxiety, neurodivergent traits and racial profiling can overlap.
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