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Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray. Alberta Wildfire reports the lack of growth allowed crews to keep working on establishing fireguards overnight.
May 18, 2024 6:43 AM
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No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report
OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us.
May 18, 2024 6:00 AM
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Montreal artists and venue owners support 24-hour party district — with reservations
MONTREAL — It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink.
May 18, 2024 6:00 AM
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Dialysis is crucial for kidney patients. It also generates a lot of waste.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant.
May 18, 2024 6:00 AM
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Doctors, patients want options to reduce dialysis waste adding to climate change
VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.
May 18, 2024 6:00 AM
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Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and the planet
From new plant-leaning hospital menus tofewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants. Dr.
May 17, 2024 11:30 PM
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Ottawa rejects Toronto's request to decriminalize drug possession
OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks has rejected Toronto's request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety.
May 17, 2024 7:41 PM
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DNA over decades: A look at how police tracked down a Calgary serial killer
CALGARY — The bodies of four girls and women were found outside Calgary in 1976 and 1977. For nearly 50 years, their killings were unsolved. On Friday, RCMP identified Gary Allen Srery, an American sex offender, as the killer.
May 17, 2024 7:27 PM
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B.C. mayor warns against videos of properties destroyed by fire outside Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON, B.C. — The mayor of a northeast British Columbia community threatened by wildfires is warning people who stayed behind in the evacuation zone to stay on their properties and not share images of fire destruction on social media.
May 17, 2024 7:05 PM
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Mounties say U.S. sex offender killed four girls, women in Calgary in the 1970s
EDMONTON — An American sex offender, who died more than a decade ago in prison, killed four women and girls in Calgary in the 1970s — and there may be more victims, RCMP announced Friday.
May 17, 2024 6:48 PM
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