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Experts say higher than normal pollen levels have led to a sneezier allergy season in parts of Canada this year. They point to an earlier blossom and warmer May, which led to an explosion of pollen in...

EDMONTON - The Canadian Press has clarified a May 21 story on "anti-Alberta" inquiry researcher Vivian Krause. An early version of the story did not include proper sourcing in headlines and the lead p...

Two different grizzly bears were behind a pair of fatal attacks in the Alberta foothills, a provincial wildlife officer said Friday. Paul Frame said DNA evidence shows the bear that killed a woman Tue...

EDMONTON - There's lots of life in Alberta's conventional oil industry and plenty of resources and political will to clean up the mess it leaves behind, says the head of the province's energy regulato...

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are ensuring the survival of a key piece of Liberal legislation aimed at keeping Canada accountable to its target of achieving net-zero carbon-related emissions by mid-c...

HALIFAX - A conservation group trying to prevent ships from striking endangered whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence says new satellite data indicates that vessels transiting the Cabot Strait are routin...

KASINDI, Congo (AP) - Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo, which spewed lava near the city last week. Traffi...

PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas (AP) - A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in South Texas. In an unusual spin from "Jaws," the gator...

VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior. The Conservation Officer Servic...

VICTORIA - Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from Atlantic fish farms, which then spread from Pacific aquaculture operations into wild fish, says a s...