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In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn’t historically been a problem — drought.  “Up towards Slave Lake, we’d expect about 50 millimetres [of water] this coming year,” said John Pomeroy, a University of Saskatchewan water scientist.  “We had five. So one–tenth ofContinue Reading

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The Manitoba government is cutting ties with a private foster home operator and has asked police to investigate after learning the home was giving underage teens unauthorized cannabis as a form of harm reduction. Spirit Rising House, a Winnipeg-based for-profit company, runs nine foster homes and two specialized group homesContinue Reading

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Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government says it has started a process to name a new ethics commissioner — but it’s  not clear whether a new commissioner can be appointed before the current one leaves office. With the interim commissioner’s term ending Thursday, opposition accuses government of dragging its heels ElizabethContinue Reading

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Politics·Analysis If it were any other time — and if the stakes weren’t so high — the swift international slapdown that followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments on Ukraine might have been funny. The French president may have been trying to signal resolve — If so, he failed Murray Brewster · CBC NewsContinue Reading