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Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts

Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China.
Funds going to family with young child fighting for his life

Funds going to family with young child fighting for his life

Employees of a Northern Alberta County and community fundraised over $26,000 in financial support for toddler with rare form of cancer awaiting stem cell match
Airdrie charity sends backpacks across country for Ukraine refugees

Airdrie charity sends backpacks across country for Ukraine refugees

Three-hundred backpacks hit the highway on July 29 to make the cross-country trek to Montreal from Alberta to help Ukrainian children in need.
Two teens connected to bear spray incident at midway

Two teens connected to bear spray incident at midway

RCMP have charged two teens after people at a midway in Northern Alberta were hit with bear spray.
'A specific form of anti-Black racism': Scholars want Canadian apology for slavery

'A specific form of anti-Black racism': Scholars want Canadian apology for slavery

Black leaders and scholars are renewing their calls for Ottawa to make a formal apology for the country's history of slavery and its intergenerational harms.
An introduction to zero-waste cooking

An introduction to zero-waste cooking

Got food scraps? Here's some ideas of what to do with them.
Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species

Polish institute classifies cats as alien invasive species

A respected Polish scientific institute has classified domestic cats as an “invasive alien species,” citing the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife.
Trudeau sees lowest approval rating, new poll finds

Trudeau sees lowest approval rating, new poll finds

Only 33 per cent of Canadians say the country is headed in the right direction.
Northern Alberta men reflect on being first to broadcast CFL in Cree

Northern Alberta men reflect on being first to broadcast CFL in Cree

Alberta man felt emotional to be first to announce Canadian football game in Cree language.
Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help

Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help

The migrating monarch butterfly was categorized as “endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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