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'Turning point': Rent prices should see relief this year, but markets still tight

'Turning point': Rent prices should see relief this year, but markets still tight

For Canadian renters, it may feel like the years since the COVID-19 pandemic have brought one hit after another. After a 4.6 per cent increase in the average asking price of a rental unit in 2021, monthly payments surged 12.
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Banff National Park

4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Banff National Park

There was an early morning earthquake in Banff National Park on Sunday (Jan. 26).
As the United States disavows the World Health Organization, Canada must double down on its support

As the United States disavows the World Health Organization, Canada must double down on its support

The U.S. withdrawal from WHO has seismic implications on issues like prevention of future pandemics, and the stakes are especially high for Canada.
Olympic dreams for Canmore freerider after big results at junior world champs

Olympic dreams for Canmore freerider after big results at junior world champs

Canmore's Anjah Morgan-Smith brings home silver at 2025 YETI Freeride Junior World Championships.
Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War.
Global Tax Deal no longer has force in the U.S. Here’s what it could mean for Canada Investigative Journalism Foundation

Global Tax Deal no longer has force in the U.S. Here’s what it could mean for Canada Investigative Journalism Foundation

While the threat of tariffs still looms, Canadians have more to worry about after President Donald Trump signed an executive order making the Global Tax Deal void in the U.S.
Preliminary hearing delayed for Alberta senior accused of shooting teen

Preliminary hearing delayed for Alberta senior accused of shooting teen

The preliminary inquiry for the St. Albert senior will be rescheduled on Feb. 10.
The dos and don'ts of proposing

The dos and don'ts of proposing

VRAI breaks down the do's and don'ts of proposing so that couples can decide what's best for them, from proposal location to ring style.
Student seriously injured in school bus rollover on Alberta highway: RCMP

Student seriously injured in school bus rollover on Alberta highway: RCMP

Mounties say a child is in hospital after a school bus flipped on a highway east of Edmonton.
Jasper residents protest Alberta government for not delivering interim housing

Jasper residents protest Alberta government for not delivering interim housing

"There’s been a lot of different promises made about housing coming to our community, but nothing has been done yet, and we’re all just rallying to show that we still are here."
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