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54 newly graduated doctors sign incentive contracts in B.C.

54 newly graduated doctors sign incentive contracts in B.C.

The Health Ministry offered the incentives to recent family medicine graduates through a new-to-practice family physician contract.
Minimum wage up in six provinces but $15 an hour 'no longer enough'

Minimum wage up in six provinces but $15 an hour 'no longer enough'

Labour advocates say the long-championed goal of a $15 an hour pay floor no longer goes far enough to address the affordability crisis.
10-time Alberta egg champ reflects on decades in the business

10-time Alberta egg champ reflects on decades in the business

According to John Stahl of the Tschetter Hutterite colony, a little bit of showmanship went a long way back in his competition days.
'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow

'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow

The ashes of Joyce Burns' 66-year-old husband sit in an urn next to her bed in a Saskatoon hospital room.
Calgary coffee invasion continues in Vancouver

Calgary coffee invasion continues in Vancouver

Good Earth Coffeehouse's national expansion strategy includes taking over a lot of former Starbucks locations.
Man shot inside vehicle in Northern Alberta

Man shot inside vehicle in Northern Alberta

Victim was flown to Edmonton to be treated for injuries after being shot at while driving by another passing vehicle in Goodfish Lake.
'It's just mind-blowing:' Experts baffled by Hockey Canada's scandal response

'It's just mind-blowing:' Experts baffled by Hockey Canada's scandal response

Experts say Hockey Canada's "scorched-earth" response to criticism over its mishandling of alleged sexual assaults could sink the sport's national governing body as we know it today.
OnStar disables stolen vehicle, police conduct 'high risk' stop

OnStar disables stolen vehicle, police conduct 'high risk' stop

Two men arrested on multiple charges after stolen SUV stopped in Rocky View County.
Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground

Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground

One week after the Nova Scotia premier asked Ottawa for more soldiers to help clean up the mess caused by post-tropical storm Fiona, there are actually fewer troops on the ground than there were earlier this week.
Southern Alberta students chow down on hearty bowls of stone soup

Southern Alberta students chow down on hearty bowls of stone soup

Stone Soup Day, a long-standing tradition at elementary school in Cochrane, emphasizes a sharing of the harvest.
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