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Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

Fire-stricken Jasper braces for winter as it adapts to new normal

Jasper's mayor estimates that 60 to 70 per cent of the town's 5,000 residents are back home. He doesn't know whether the remaining residents have chosen not to come back or can't because they lost their homes or businesses, or both.
No single factor led to water main failure in Calgary: preliminary report

No single factor led to water main failure in Calgary: preliminary report

CALGARY — A preliminary report into the feeder main failure in Calgary that led to two rounds of water restrictions earlier this year has indicated that it wasn't caused by any one factor.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific

LIMA — Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing nuclear-energy collaboration with Southeast Asian leaders.
Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above 'objectives'

Mercury downstream of Yukon mining disaster, other chemicals also above 'objectives'

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury has been detected in water samples three kilometres downstream from a gold mine disaster that spilled several million tonnes of contaminated rock in June.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend the Canadian Embassy's inauguration party in Washington, D.C., where she is to remotely watch the swearing-in of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
Claims open in $12.5M class-action settlement over WestJet baggage fees

Claims open in $12.5M class-action settlement over WestJet baggage fees

VANCOUVER — Some travellers who checked baggage on certain WestJet flights between 2014 and 2019 may now claim their share of a class-action settlement approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court last month and valued at $12.5 million.
Can AI be Cancon? CRTC launches review of Canadian content definition

Can AI be Cancon? CRTC launches review of Canadian content definition

OTTAWA — The CRTC is looking at how to redefine Canadian content, launching a new consultation on the question with plans to hold a public hearing in the spring.
Ottawa rules out early intervention to end sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post strike

Ottawa rules out early intervention to end sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post strike

OTTAWA — The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it's not currently planning to intervene to end the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post strike, even though the two sides appear to be far apart and the strike is hitting at the busiest time of year for the postal serv
S&P/TSX composite closes down more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets also sink

S&P/TSX composite closes down more than 150 points, U.S. stock markets also sink

TORONTO — Stock markets in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and the U.S. fell Friday as investors began to digest the implications of a Donald Trump presidency.
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth. Retail sales rose 0.