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Simple ways to beat the summer heat

Whether you bask in tropical days of a heat wave or dread hot temperatures each summer, you should know how to stay safe during extreme heat. Hot days are expected to become more frequent and intense across Canada in the future. Here’s what you can do. […]

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Column: Alberta Munis unhappy about feds downloading RCMP retroactive pay raise on municipalities

Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) was dismayed to learn late last week that those member communities that contract local police services through Alberta’s RCMP owe $60 million to the federal government for the RCMP’s recent pay increase, which is retroactive to April 1, 2017. […]

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Column: Media needs to expose its role in residential schools

Today’s media have dug up details about the operators of the schools and hospitals—even the Pope has apologized. But none of the media giants have acknowledged their failure to perform adequately. They haven’t explained whether they were part of a cover-up or simply disinterested in the abuse and loss of life of a sector of the population. […]