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Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time

Search for missing submersible near Titanic wreck site a race against time

HALIFAX — An air and sea search continued Tuesday across hundreds of kilometres of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that vanished during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Wacky weather hits Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis

Wacky weather hits Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis

BANFF – Hot on the heels of well above normal temperatures, snow is dumping at higher elevations in Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley and forcing a rare June snowstorm warning for the Icefields Parkway.
Survey says gender pay gap narrowed in 2022, but still 21 per cent

Survey says gender pay gap narrowed in 2022, but still 21 per cent

TORONTO — A new report says the gender pay gap in Canada narrowed last year compared with 2021, but still stood at more than 20 per cent.
Historic Forts will offer weekend events all summer

Historic Forts will offer weekend events all summer

Sites at Fort George and Buckingham House open their doors for the summer.
Tourism businesses in a ‘dire’ state, with debt mounting and demand meager: industry

Tourism businesses in a ‘dire’ state, with debt mounting and demand meager: industry

The head of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada says businesses are struggling to stay afloat under a pile of debt and a dearth of overseas visitors.
Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

Ozempic ads seem to be everywhere. Doctors and ethics experts are worried about that

With ads popping up on TV, social media, giant billboards and at professional sports games, Canadians may be feeling bombarded by marketing for Ozempic and sister drug Rybelsus.
Businesses' changing credit usage a worrying trend: Equifax

Businesses' changing credit usage a worrying trend: Equifax

TORONTO — Equifax Canada says new data suggests a significant shift in credit usage among businesses in the first quarter of 2023.
Edmonton MP offers word of encouragement for Rainbow crosswalk

Edmonton MP offers word of encouragement for Rainbow crosswalk

Morinville native Randy Boissonnault says that seeing a Pride crosswalk in his hometown when he was growing up “would have changed my life”
Grad camping trip ends with armed robbery

Grad camping trip ends with armed robbery

A suspect in a white Kia Sportage, who was brandishing a firearm, approached a group of camping teens at the Sandy Lake Wilderness Area and demanded car keys and some other items.
Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt evacuations

Rain that doused Alberta fires now cause flooding and prompt evacuations

EDMONTON — Just days after thousands of residents of Alberta's Yellowhead County were allowed to return home following their second evacuation in only a few weeks due to forest fires, it's now flooding that's forcing some county residents to flee.
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